Post by LadyBlue on Feb 7, 2013 18:26:14 GMT -5
Multi-state manhunt under way for ex-LAPD cop sought in killing of officer, 2 others
A multi-agency manhunt is under way across several states and Mexico after police say the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in the murders of a college basketball coach and her fiancé last weekend is following through on his vow to kill police officers after he opened fire Wednesday night on three police officers, killing one.
"In this case, we're his target," Sgt. Rudy Lopez from the Corona Police Department said at a press conference.
The suspect has been identified as Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, and he is considered extremely dangerous and armed with multiple weapons, authorities say. The killings appear to be retribution for his 2009 termination from the Los Angeles Police Department for making false statements, authorities say.
Dorner posted an online manifesto that warned, "I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty."
A U.S. Marshals Service official says the manhunt for Dorner has expanded from California to Nevada, Arizona and Mexico.
The first shooting Wednesday night occurred in the city of Corona and involved two LAPD officers working to provide security detail to a person named on the manifesto, police said. One officer was grazed in the head.
A citizen pointed out Dorner to the officers who followed until his pickup stopped and the driver got out and fired a rifle at them, officials said.
www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/07/suspect-identified-in-deaths-cal-state-coach-fiance/
Presser also at the link above
A multi-agency manhunt is under way across several states and Mexico after police say the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in the murders of a college basketball coach and her fiancé last weekend is following through on his vow to kill police officers after he opened fire Wednesday night on three police officers, killing one.
"In this case, we're his target," Sgt. Rudy Lopez from the Corona Police Department said at a press conference.
The suspect has been identified as Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, and he is considered extremely dangerous and armed with multiple weapons, authorities say. The killings appear to be retribution for his 2009 termination from the Los Angeles Police Department for making false statements, authorities say.
Dorner posted an online manifesto that warned, "I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty."
A U.S. Marshals Service official says the manhunt for Dorner has expanded from California to Nevada, Arizona and Mexico.
The first shooting Wednesday night occurred in the city of Corona and involved two LAPD officers working to provide security detail to a person named on the manifesto, police said. One officer was grazed in the head.
A citizen pointed out Dorner to the officers who followed until his pickup stopped and the driver got out and fired a rifle at them, officials said.
www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/07/suspect-identified-in-deaths-cal-state-coach-fiance/
Presser also at the link above
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