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| A man believed to be a former Los Angeles police officer accused of three murders has been involved in a shoot-out with police, reports say. | A man believed to be a former Los Angeles police officer accused of three murders has been involved in a shoot-out with police, reports say. |
| The fugitive exchanged shots with officers in California's Big Bear Lake region, according to the Los Angeles Times. | |
| Two officers are reported to have been wounded by gunfire. | |
| Christopher Dorner, 33, has been on the run since last week, after the murders in southern California. | Christopher Dorner, 33, has been on the run since last week, after the murders in southern California. |
| He had sworn revenge on police officers he blamed for his sacking in 2008. | He had sworn revenge on police officers he blamed for his sacking in 2008. |
| US television networks showed police and vehicles surrounding a cabin in a rural area outside Big Bear - a ski resort in the San Bernadino mountains - but it was not clear if Mr Dorner was inside. | |
| Police were alerted after Mr Dorner reportedly broke into a house and tied up two people before making off in a stolen vehicle. | |
| The search moved to the Big Bear Lake area, 80 miles (130km) east of Los Angeles, after the suspect's burned-out truck was found there last Thursday. | |
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| LA officials have offered a $1m (£630,000) reward for information leading to his arrest. | |
| The former officer with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is suspected of killing three people, including a policeman. | |
| Police sources revealed on Sunday they were investigating whether he had made a taunting phone call to the father of one of the victims. | |
| Police are now protecting 50 families, many belonging to former LAPD colleagues, against whom Mr Dorner has vowed revenge for allegedly ruining his career. | |
| In an online manifesto, Mr Dorner, a former US Navy reservist, suggested that racism was rife in the LAPD. |