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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. US police are surrounding a mountain cabin where a former Los Angeles policeman accused of three murders is thought to be hiding after a shoot-out.
The suspect exchanged shots with officers in California's Big Bear Lake region and barricaded himself inside a cabin, local police said. At least two officers were wounded in an exchange of fire with a gunman believed to be Christopher Dorner.
Two officers have been wounded by gunfire and airlifted to hospital. He is thought to have barricaded himself inside the cabin in California's Big Bear region.
Christopher Dorner, 33, has been on the run since last week, after the murders in southern California. Mr 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. Around 200 law enforcement officers are surrounding the cabin at Seven Oaks, south of Big Bear in the San Bernadino mountains.
"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 broke into a house and tied two people up before making off in a stolen vehicle.
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, last Thursday after the suspect's burned-out truck was found there.
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.
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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.