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| A manhunt has begun in southern California for a former LAPD officer who has threatened to kill police, is wanted over two weekend killings, and is a suspect in an overnight shooting that killed one officer and critically wounded another. | A manhunt has begun in southern California for a former LAPD officer who has threatened to kill police, is wanted over two weekend killings, and is a suspect in an overnight shooting that killed one officer and critically wounded another. |
| Authorities called Christopher Jordan Dorner "armed and dangerous" and said a threatening manifesto had been found. Dorner was fired from the police department in 2008, and one of the weekend victims was the daughter of a former police captain who had represented him during his disciplinary proceedings. | Authorities called Christopher Jordan Dorner "armed and dangerous" and said a threatening manifesto had been found. Dorner was fired from the police department in 2008, and one of the weekend victims was the daughter of a former police captain who had represented him during his disciplinary proceedings. |
| San Diego police sergeant Ray Battrick said Dorner's police badge and ID were found near the city's airport and handed in to police. | San Diego police sergeant Ray Battrick said Dorner's police badge and ID were found near the city's airport and handed in to police. |
| Officials say Dorner shot at two LAPD officers, grazing one, then ambushed two police officers at a separate location, killing one and critically wounding the other. They had not been actively looking for him at the time. | Officials say Dorner shot at two LAPD officers, grazing one, then ambushed two police officers at a separate location, killing one and critically wounding the other. They had not been actively looking for him at the time. |
| Dorner also is wanted in the killings of Monica Quan and her fiancé, Keith Lawrence, who were found shot dead in their car Sunday night, Irvine police chief David L Maggard said Wednesday night. Quan, 28, was an assistant women's basketball coach at a local university. Lawrence, 27, was a public safety officer at the University of Southern California. | Dorner also is wanted in the killings of Monica Quan and her fiancé, Keith Lawrence, who were found shot dead in their car Sunday night, Irvine police chief David L Maggard said Wednesday night. Quan, 28, was an assistant women's basketball coach at a local university. Lawrence, 27, was a public safety officer at the University of Southern California. |
| Dorner, 33, implicated himself in those killings with a multi-page "manifesto" that included threats against several people, including members of the LAPD, police said. They gave no further details on the document. | Dorner, 33, implicated himself in those killings with a multi-page "manifesto" that included threats against several people, including members of the LAPD, police said. They gave no further details on the document. |
| "We have strong cause to believe that Dorner is armed and dangerous," Maggard said, adding that police and FBI were assisting in the case. | "We have strong cause to believe that Dorner is armed and dangerous," Maggard said, adding that police and FBI were assisting in the case. |
| Dorner was with the police department from 2005 until 2008, when he was fired. | Dorner was with the police department from 2005 until 2008, when he was fired. |
| According to documents from a court of appeals hearing in October 2011, Dorner was fired after he made a complaint against his field training officer, Sergeant Teresa Evans. Dorner said that in the course of an arrest, Evans kicked suspect Christopher Gettler, a mentally ill man with severe dementia. | According to documents from a court of appeals hearing in October 2011, Dorner was fired after he made a complaint against his field training officer, Sergeant Teresa Evans. Dorner said that in the course of an arrest, Evans kicked suspect Christopher Gettler, a mentally ill man with severe dementia. |
| Following an investigation, Dorner was fired for making false statements. | Following an investigation, Dorner was fired for making false statements. |
| Richard Gettler, Christopher's father, gave testimony that supported Dorner's claim. After his son was returned on July 28, 2007, Richard Gettler asked "if he had been in a fight because his face was puffy" and his son responded that he was kicked twice in the chest by a police officer. | Richard Gettler, Christopher's father, gave testimony that supported Dorner's claim. After his son was returned on July 28, 2007, Richard Gettler asked "if he had been in a fight because his face was puffy" and his son responded that he was kicked twice in the chest by a police officer. |
| Quan's father, a former police captain who became a lawyer in retirement, represented Dorner in front of the board of rights, a tribunal that ruled against Dorner at the time of his dismissal, police captain William Hayes told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. | Quan's father, a former police captain who became a lawyer in retirement, represented Dorner in front of the board of rights, a tribunal that ruled against Dorner at the time of his dismissal, police captain William Hayes told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. |