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| 'Fugitive LA cop Dorner' in police shoot-out | 'Fugitive LA cop Dorner' in police shoot-out |
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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 suspect exchanged shots with officers in California's Big Bear Lake region and barricaded himself inside a cabin, local police said. | The suspect exchanged shots with officers in California's Big Bear Lake region and barricaded himself inside a cabin, local police said. |
| Two officers have been wounded by gunfire and airlifted to hospital. | Two officers have been wounded by gunfire and airlifted to hospital. |
| 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 in the San Bernadino mountains where the fugitive is thought to be holed up. | US television networks showed police and vehicles surrounding a cabin in a rural area outside Big Bear in the San Bernadino mountains where the fugitive is thought to be holed up. |
| "The suspect has not been positively identified but we have reason to believe it is Dorner," Cindy Bachman of San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department said. | "The suspect has not been positively identified but we have reason to believe it is Dorner," Cindy Bachman of San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department said. |
| Around 200 law enforcement officers are surrounding the cabin at Seven Oaks, south of Big Bear. | |
| Police were alerted after a man matching Mr Dorner's description reportedly stole a vehicle. | |
| The search moved to the area of Big Bear Lake, a ski resort 80 miles (130km) east of Los Angeles, after the suspect's burned-out truck was found there last Thursday. | The search moved to the area of Big Bear Lake, a ski resort 80 miles (130km) east of Los Angeles, after the suspect's burned-out truck was found there last Thursday. |
| Manifesto | Manifesto |
| LA officials have offered a $1m (£630,000) reward for information leading to his arrest. | 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. | The former officer with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is suspected of killing three people, including a policeman. |
| Police have been protecting 50 families, many belonging to former LAPD colleagues, against whom Mr Dorner has vowed revenge for allegedly ruining his career. | Police have been 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. | In an online manifesto, Mr Dorner, a former US Navy reservist, suggested that racism was rife in the LAPD. |