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Ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner hunted over killings Ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner hunted over killings
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Los Angeles area police have launched a huge manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague.Los Angeles area police have launched a huge manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague.
Christopher Dorner, 33, is alleged to have killed a policeman and wounded two others in Thursday morning shootings. Christopher Dorner, 33, is alleged to have gunned down a policeman and wounded two others on Thursday morning.
He is also wanted over the shooting deaths of a couple at the weekend.He is also wanted over the shooting deaths of a couple at the weekend.
Mr Dorner is said to have implicated himself in a "manifesto" he wrote, that made threats against several people. Mr Dorner is said to have implicated himself in a "manifesto" he wrote, that made threats against several people, including Los Angeles police employees.
The document included threats against members of the Los Angeles Police Department, authorities said. The rambling essay also warns of "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty".
Mr Dorner was with the police department between 2005-08, but lost his job for making false statements. Officials have issued a statewide "officer safety warning" and assigned more than 40 protection details to potential targets.
Mr Dorner, a US Navy reservist, was with the police department between 2005-08, but lost his job for making false statements.
Officers 'ambushed'Officers 'ambushed'
Post-mortem examinations revealed that Monica Quan, 28, and her fiance Keith Lawrence, 27, died on Sunday night from multiple gunshot wounds, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said. "Of course he knows what he's doing - we trained him," Los Angeles chief of police Charlie Beck told reporters on Thursday.
They were found in their vehicle in the car park of their block of flats in Irvine, California. "It is extremely worrisome and scary, especially to the police officers involved."
Quan's father, a retired policeman, had represented Mr Dorner before the Board of Rights, a tribunal that ruled against the suspect at the time of his dismissal, a police officer told the Associated Press. Mr Dorner is accused of killing Monica Quan, 28, and her fiance Keith Lawrence, 27, on Sunday night.
Officials say Mr Dorner also shot at two officers in the early hours of Thursday morning in the city of Corona Riverside County, east of Los Angeles. One of the officers was grazed. They were found with multiple gunshot wounds in their vehicle in the car park of their flats in Irvine, California.
The Los Angeles Times reports that those officers had been protecting someone mentioned in the suspect's "manifesto". Quan's father, a retired policeman, had represented Mr Dorner before a disciplinary tribunal that ruled against the suspect at the time of his dismissal.
Officials say Mr Dorner also shot at two officers in the early hours of Thursday morning in the city of Corona, east of Los Angeles. One of the officers was grazed.
The Los Angeles Times reports that those officers were protecting a possible target of Mr Dorner.
Later, two policemen were ambushed in their patrol car at a red light in Riverside, a nearby town.Later, two policemen were ambushed in their patrol car at a red light in Riverside, a nearby town.
Rambling manifesto One officer was killed and the other was undergoing surgery. Riverside officials said the ambushed officers had not been actively looking for the suspect.
One officer was killed and the other was undergoing surgery. On Thursday morning, jittery Los Angeles police mistakenly fired on a pickup truck they thought was similar to one used by Mr Dorner.
On Thursday morning, jittery Los Angeles police mistakenly fired on a pickup truck similar to one used by Mr Dorner. Two women in the vehicle were injured. One was in a stable condition with two gunshot wounds and the other was being released after treatment.
More than one person was wounded in the vehicle, though it is not known how seriously. It is understood that the officers had been guarding someone or something targeted in the suspect's manifesto.
It is understood that the officers had been guarding someone targeted in the suspect's manifesto. Police said earlier that an LAPD badge and identification belonging to Mr Dorner had been found by a citizen near San Diego's airport.
Police said earlier that an LAPD badge and identification belonging to Mr Dorner have been found by a citizen near San Diego's airport. San Diego police said a man matching the suspect's description had tried to steal a boat from one of the city's marinas. When the boat would not start, that person tied up an 81-year-old man on board and fled.
The authorities have appealed to the public for help locating the suspect, but warn that he should not be approached. The authorities have appealed to the public for help locating Mr Dorner, but warn that he should not be approached.
"We have strong cause to believe Dorner is armed and dangerous," Irvine Police Chief David Maggard said on Wednesday night. "He's already demonstrated he has a propensity for shooting innocent people," said LAPD commander Andrew Smith.
Chief Maggard added that the FBI were assisting with the case. Mr Beck said that Mr Dorner has access to multiple weapons, including an assault rifle.
Authorities said the suspect may be driving a blue 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck. He was last known to be living in La Palma. 'Necessary evil'
The suspect's rambling manifesto extends for more than 11,000 words and contains a number of allegations against former colleagues, together with reflections on his childhood. The FBI are said to be assisting with the case and Nevada police are also on alert, as the suspect owns a house nine miles (14.5km) from the Las Vegas Strip.
Authorities said the suspect may be driving a blue 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck. He was last known to be living in La Palma, California.
According to court documents, Mr Dorner was fired in 2008 after making a complaint against his field training officer, saying she had kicked a suspect, a schizophrenic man with severe dementia, during an arrest.
The alleged victim's father gave testimony at a court of appeal that supported Mr Dorner's claim.
Mr Dorner's "manifesto" extends for more than 11,000 words and contains a number of allegations against former colleagues, together with embittered reflections on his childhood.
In it, he says he expects to be vilified by the LAPD, but that "unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name".
The profanity-peppered rant finishes with praise for a range of public figures and celebrities, from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the actor Bill Cosby.The profanity-peppered rant finishes with praise for a range of public figures and celebrities, from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the actor Bill Cosby.