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Officials Report Shootout With Fugitive Ex-Officer Ex-Officer Locked in Mountain Standoff With Police
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LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement officials were involved in a shootout on Tuesday afternoon with Christopher J. Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer who is the target of the largest manhunt in Los Angeles Police Department history, law enforcement officials said. LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement officials were locked in a standoff after a shootout outside a forest cabin on Tuesday afternoon with Christopher J. Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer who is the target of the largest manhunt in Los Angeles Police Department history, officials said.
The shootings happened in the San Bernardino Mountains after Mr. Dorner apparently burglarized a couple’s home, tied them up and stole their car, officials said.The shootings happened in the San Bernardino Mountains after Mr. Dorner apparently burglarized a couple’s home, tied them up and stole their car, officials said.
It did not appear that Mr. Dorner was in custody, and there have been reports that at least two police officers were shot. Mr. Dorner was pinned down in a cabin after the shootout in which two officers were shot. They were airlifted to a nearby hospital. One of the deputies died from his injuries, The Los Angeles Times reported.
The standoff drew scores of police officers and sheriff’s deputies, from surrounding jurisdictions and led by the San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner Department. The tension heightened as the day passed. Law enforcement agencies ordered news helicopters to keep their distance from the standoff for the protection of the officers involved. The sheriff’s online feed to its radio scanner was shut down for the same reason.
The police believe Mr. Dormer is probably monitoring the news, and Cmdr. Andrew Smith, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, addressed him directly at a news briefing.
“Enough is enough,” he said. “It’s time to stop the bloodshed and let this incident be over.”