The hunt for a fired Los Angeles policeman accused of a shooting rampage has moved to a snowy mountain range.
The hunt for a fired Los Angeles policeman accused of a shooting rampage has moved to a snowy mountain range.
Search teams combed Big Bear Lake for Christopher Dorner, 33, after his torched truck was found by a ski area.
Search teams combed Big Bear Lake for Christopher Dorner, 33, after his torched truck was found by a ski area.
Though the focus is on the resort area, the huge manhunt spans California, Nevada, Arizona and northern Mexico.
Though the focus is on the resort area, the huge manhunt spans California, Nevada, Arizona and northern Mexico.
He is wanted over the shooting deaths of a couple at the weekend and attacks on Thursday that left one policeman dead and another seriously wounded.
He is wanted over the shooting deaths of a couple at the weekend and attacks on Thursday that left one policeman dead and another seriously wounded.
Police used search dogs and helicopters with infrared equipment in an attempt to track down the suspect in Big Bear Lake, 80 miles (128km) east of Los Angeles.
Police used search dogs and helicopters with infrared equipment overnight in an attempt to track down the suspect in Big Bear Lake, 80 miles (128km) east of Los Angeles.
Officials said they believed fresh tracks spotted in the snow near the burnt-out truck were made by the former naval reservist, who is said to be heavily armed.
San Bernadino County Sheriff John McMahon told a Friday morning news conference that search teams would continue to scour abandoned cabins in the area.
Diversionary tactic?
Diversionary tactic?
Nearby schools and other buildings were placed on a security lockdown as a precaution.
Investigators said they believed fresh tracks spotted in the snow near the burnt-out truck were made by the former naval reservist, who is said to be heavily armed.
"We don't know what he's going to do," Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, told reporters on Thursday. "We know what he's capable of doing and we need to find him."
Former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton told CBS News on Friday the destroyed truck was "possibly a diversionary tactic to draw people into that area while he's actually heading south".
Mr Dorner is said to have implicated himself in a 14-page "manifesto" that made threats against Los Angeles police employees and their families.
Officials have assigned more than 40 protection details to his potential targets.
He was with the police department between 2005-08, but lost his job for making false statements.
'Asymmetrical warfare'
Mr Dorner is accused of killing Monica Quan, who represented him before a disciplinary tribunal that ruled against the suspect at the time of his dismissal.
Quan, 28, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, 27, were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday night in their car at their home in Irvine, 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.
Sunday 3 Feb: Monica Quan (pictured), 28, and Keith Lawrence, 27, were found shot dead in Irvine. Ms Quan, was the daughter of a former Los Angeles police captain who had represented Mr Dorner in disciplinary hearings that resulted in his dismissal in 2008.
Sunday 3 Feb: Monica Quan (pictured), 28, and Keith Lawrence, 27, were found shot dead in Irvine. Ms Quan, was the daughter of a former Los Angeles police captain who had represented Mr Dorner in disciplinary hearings that resulted in his dismissal in 2008.
San Diego
San Diego
Wednesday 6 Feb: At around 22:30, a man matching the description of Mr Dorner (pictured) tried to steal a 47-foot boat from a San Diego marina, but the engine wouldn't start. An 81-year-old man on the boat was tied up but unhurt.
Wednesday 6 Feb: At around 22:30, a man matching the description of Mr Dorner (pictured) tried to steal a 47-foot boat from a San Diego marina, but the engine wouldn't start. An 81-year-old man on the boat was tied up but unhurt.
Corona
Corona
Thursday 7 Feb: At 01:30, two LAPD officers assigned to protect a person named in Mr Dorner's "manifesto" chased a vehicle they believed was Mr Dorner's in Corona. One officer was injured during a shootout, and the gunman fled.
Thursday 7 Feb: At 01:30, two LAPD officers assigned to protect a person named in Mr Dorner's "manifesto" chased a vehicle they believed was Mr Dorner's in Corona. One officer was injured during a shootout, and the gunman fled.
Riverside
Riverside
Thursday 7 Feb: Shortly after the shootout in Corona, a gunman believed to be Mr Dorner ambushed two Riverside police officers who had stopped at a red light. One officer was killed and the other critically injured.
Thursday 7 Feb: Shortly after the shootout in Corona, a gunman believed to be Mr Dorner ambushed two Riverside police officers who had stopped at a red light. One officer was killed and the other critically injured.
Torrance
Torrance
Thursday 7 Feb: At 05:15, LAPD officers guarding a target in Torrance identified in Mr Dorner's "manifesto" opened fire on a truck they mistakenly believed to be Mr Dorner's. Two women were wounded. Shortly afterwards, Torrance police shot at a second truck they mistook for Mr Dorner's. Nobody was hurt.
Thursday 7 Feb: At 05:15, LAPD officers guarding a target in Torrance identified in Mr Dorner's "manifesto" opened fire on a truck they mistakenly believed to be Mr Dorner's. Two women were wounded. Shortly afterwards, Torrance police shot at a second truck they mistook for Mr Dorner's. Nobody was hurt.
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake
Thursday 7 Feb: Authorities confirmed that a truck found near Bear Mountain ski area at Big Bear Lake belonged to Mr Dorner. Police announced that they were conducting a door-to-door search for Mr Dorner.
Thursday 7 Feb: Authorities confirmed that a truck found near Bear Mountain ski area at Big Bear Lake belonged to Mr Dorner. Police announced that they were conducting a door-to-door search for Mr Dorner.
Former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton told CBS News on Friday the destroyed truck was "possibly a diversionary tactic to draw people into that area while he's actually heading south".
Mr Dorner is said to be the author of a 14-page "manifesto" that made threats against Los Angeles police employees and their families.
Officials have assigned more than 40 protection details to his potential targets.
He was with the police department between 2005-08, but lost his job for making false statements.
'Asymmetrical warfare'
Mr Dorner is accused of killing Monica Quan, whose father represented him before a disciplinary tribunal that ruled against the suspect at the time of his dismissal.
Quan, 28, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, 27, were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday night in their car at their home in Irvine, 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.
On Thursday near Los Angeles, he allegedly shot at two police officers, grazing one, before ambushing another two in a patrol car, killing one and seriously wounding another.
On Thursday near Los Angeles, he allegedly shot at two police officers, grazing one, before ambushing another two in a patrol car, killing one and seriously wounding another.
Later in the day, on-edge Los Angeles police fired on a vehicle they mistook for Mr Dorner's, injuring two innocent women.
Later in the day, on-edge Los Angeles police fired on a vehicle they mistook for Mr Dorner's, injuring two innocent women who were delivering newspapers.
San Diego police said a man matching the suspect's description had tried to steal a boat from one of the city's marinas on Wednesday night.
San Diego police said a man matching the suspect's description had tried to steal a boat from one of the city's marinas on Wednesday night.
Mr Dorner's rambling "manifesto" contains a number of allegations against former colleagues.
Mr Dorner's rambling "manifesto" contains a number of allegations against former colleagues.
The essay warns of "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty".
The essay warns of "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty".
His grievances include alleged racism he encountered at the LAPD and while growing up in southern California.
His grievances include alleged racism he encountered at the LAPD and while growing up in southern California.
