dorner out.ear gas canisters that we used does generate a lot of heat, we introduced those canisters into the residence and a fire erupted. >> there are also questions about why authorities couldn't find dorner when he had been hiding right under their noses. the cabin where he was holed up was just across the street from one sheriff's command center, and only two miles from another. as the showdown ended there were no celebrations. as thoughts turned to grieving families. but i really did not realize the sheer scale of this, and how many people are touched by his life. >> sadness that four lives were taken. but relief that christopher dorner's reign of terror has finally ended.

just who was christopher dorner?t lit the fuse to cause this explosive rampage. >> reporter: christopher dorner, target of the largest manhunt in lapd history. a vengeful ex-cop, highly trained marksman, armed and dangerous. turning against the very agency that defined him. >> he loved being a cop. he wanted to be a cop all his life. >> the chris corner that was terrorizing california is far from the sunny upbringing of his southern california childhood. he grew up in los angeles's sprawling suburbs with his mother and sister. it's here where we get dorner's first sense of being wronged. a fellow student calls him the n word on the school's playgrounded. he fights the student. then he writes, he's appalled when the principal encourages him to turn the other cheek. in high school he writes of another incident. the assistant principal talks to his mother about the theft of a watch. >> when he was in grade school, he would get picked on. >> dorner shared stories of his childhood bullying when they were teammates on sout

but just who was christopher dorner?'s key yawn -- looks at what lit the fuse that caused this explosive rampage. >> reporter: christopher dorner, target of the largest manhunt in lapd history. a vengeful ex-cop, armed and dangerous. turning against the very agency that defined him. >> he loved being a cop. he wanted to be a cop his whole life. >> reporter: chris dorner who was terrorizing california is far from the sunny upbringing of his childhood. he grew up in los angeles a sprawling suburbs with his mother and sister. attending norwalk christian elementary school. it is here where we get the first sign of dorner's sense of being wronged. in his manifesto he writes a fellow student calls him a "n" word on the playground. dorner fights the student and then writes he's appalled when the principal encourages him to turn the other cheek. in high school he writes about another incident, an assistant principal lied to dorner's mother about the theft of a watch. it is an incident that dorner writes, i never forgot. >> he ju

says, hey, i sighted dorner here, i sighted dorner there, you have to run those leading out.e sure you dot all the eyes and cross all the t's, because you have a cold blooded killer out there. >> by now the relentless investigation had reached las vegas where dorner's house was searched. day three and la palma became another stop on the manhunt to search the home of dorner's mother. >> they're going to check out his friends, his family, quaintances, maybe at all who he may have had contact with in the last year, to find out, okay, have you had any contact with this guy? has he been using any kind of credit cards, atm card? has he been texting, twittering, on facebook, e-mails? >> day four, still no sign. big bear continued to be ground zero in the hunt for christopher dorner. that evening the los angeles police department announced a new investigative strategy, a joint task force. >> inside our task force are officers from the los angeles police department, the irvine police department, riverside police department, the fbi, the u.s. marshalls service and other allied law enfo

that dorner was super paranoid.r problem, writing this man really hated himself because he's black. >> it was obviously some sort of issue for him. the racial thing. >> you did state in the post that you felt like he was almost a self-hating black man? >> well, i did as far as him identifying with himself as a black man in america. i just noticed that there were some discrepancies there, for me from the outside looking in. >> like dorner telling williams she was the first black girl he ever dated. williams said dorner had severe mood swings calling it good chris/bad chris. dorner filed a temporary restraining order against williams after he saw her posting. >> so this was the bad chris? >> this was the bad chris. >> the court case was eventually dismissed, soon after the military called him up for a year-long deployment. he never saw active duty. but when he came back, according to police records, he struggled to fit in once again. in 2007, dorner's training officer reports while on duty, he was crying and demanded

but just who was christopher dorner?nn's kyung lah looks at what lit the fuse that caused this explosive rampage. >> reporter: christopher dorner, target of the largest manhunt in lapd history. a vengeful ex-cop, armed and dangerous. turning against the very agency that defined him. >> he loved being a cop. he wanted to be a cop his whole life. >> reporter: chris dorner who was terrorizing california is far from the sunny upbringing of his childhood. he grew up in los angeles a sprawling suburbs with his mother and sister. attending norwalk christian elementary school. it is here where we get the first sign of dorner's sense of being wronged. in his manifesto he writes a fellow student calls him a "n" word on the playground. dorner fights the student and then writes he's appalled when the principal encourages him to turn the other cheek. in high school he writes about another incident, an assistant principal lied to dorner's mother about the theft of a watch. it is an incident that dorner writes, i never forgot. >> he ju

what else was in dorner's arsenal?rt time later we see smoke coming from the cabin. later, we see heavy fire. >> ready on the number four side, we have fire in the front. he may come out the back. >> we have ammo, explosives. fully engulfed. >> number two and four, fully engulfed. >> san bernardino sheriff's department went in with armored personnel vehicles that had the capability of going in and tearing down walls. >> reporter: dep -- demolition, fire, and a single shot from inside of the cabin. >> which was a much different sounding shot from the shots he was, had been shooting at us. >> the cabin was destroyed, the charred remains of christopher dorner identified. >> the information that we have right now seems to indicate that the wound that took christopher dorner's life was self-inflicted. >> reporter: the ordeal was over, but as the smoke cleared, questions lingered whethh

i know you don't condone in any way what dorner did but you say you understand some of dorner's angerw so? >> of course i understand, because as a police officer, i learned the hard way. there isn't a place to express your opinion if you're a whistleblower. you're automatically become an outcast. you automatically are harassed by supervision. there is nowhere to turn. you can't go to attorneys, because if you're fired you don't have the money. if you don't have the money, you don't have the money to seek counseling to get help. so you feel like there's nowhere to turn. when i wrote my book, the purpose of my book was because i felt there wasn't an outlet for me to express what i was dealing with. i turned to writing as opposed to doing what he did. some of the things i wrote about, i had never -- i hadn't seen them since i wrote about it until dorner expressed his feelings and his manifesto. >> do you believe the lapd has changed, though? because minority recruitment is up significantly. they have made huge efforts of outrage to the community in l.a. do you think there's been signific

dorner out.ers that we used does generate a lot of heat, we introduced those canisters into the residence and a fire erupted. >> there are also questions about why authorities couldn't find dorner when he had been hiding right under their noses. the cabin where he was holed up was just across the street from one sheriff's command center, and only two miles from another. as the showdown ended there were no celebrations. as thoughts turned to grieving families. >> a lot of people loved mike. and i knew i would have support no matter what. but i really did not realize the

dorner has now claimed four lives in his rampage.ort to get dorner out, police fire tear gas into the cabin and then begin to rip the walls down one by one. then -- >> we're going to go forward the plan, with the, with the burn. >> copy. >> reporter: flames and smoke begin to rise from the cabin. >> we have fire in the front. he might come out the back. >> reporter: still unclear how the fire started and spread. soon afterwards -- >> sounds like one shot fired from inside the residence. >> reporter: what we don't know, whether dorner shot himself or died in the flames. the fire burns for hours. authorities thinking dorner still inside. late tuesday, they say a charred body has been found. the police have not positivity confirmed this is the body of christopher dorner. >> there is a lot of apprehension today in any kind of celebration because this is not a celebration. this has been a very trying time over the last couple of weeks nor all of those involved and all those families, friends and everybody that's been touched by this dorne

that's christopher dorner. they probably already know that, but they're actually doing some forensics to corroborate it. the department of defense has dental records and they can get a copy of that. the forensic dentist can look at it in a matter of moments and x-rays and compare fillings and it's done. but let's just move on with the tactic. it couldn't have gone better for the s.w.a.t. team as they had a lot of pressure to get this done before dark, darkness would have given the suspect an advantage and it would have been a disadvantage for so many police officers involved in the tactical operation, and it just makes things a little bit more confusing. everything went very well and it was a happy ending. >> mark, we're going to play for the viewers in a moment, the comments, the discussion about from the couple who were tied up and bound by christopher dorner. they actually had towels shoved in their mouths and hands tied and an incredibly chilling story and it was interesting, he said he wouldn't hurt them a

near where dorner's truck was found, by a man resembling dorner. christopher dorner fired attacked police and one of lif christopher dorner fired at fish and wildlife. ensues, with a pursuit leading to to a cabin in a rental homes. gunfire is exchanged and two law enforcement officers are injured. a standoff begins. 4:15 p.m.: the cabin, surrounded by law enforcement, appears to become engulfed in flames, spewing black smoke into the sky. the area where christopher dorner is believed to have been hiding for the past week. is a mountainous, tree covered region which many people in northern california may not be familiar with. also, of breaking news on twitter. from the various news agencies and ripple provide you with an update. >> pam: there is going to be a news conference with the los angeles police >> good evening, i of the commander of media affairs for the los angeles police to park a couple of quick announcements. first of all, the hearts of all the los angeles police department, chief charlie beck go out to the families of the san bernadino

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dorner doesn't stop there.e writes, suppressing the truth will lead to deadly consequences for you and your family. i never had an opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm terminating yours. it seems me made good on that promise. on sunday, he shot and killed 27-year-old monica quan, the daughter of one of the officers named in the manifesto. two others have been shot so far, and the manifesto threatens more will come. i know your route to and from home and your division. i know your significant others routine, your children's best friends and recess. i assure you that the casualty rate will be high. dorner doesn't just stick to threats. the manifesto is also filled with bizarre ramblings in everything from news casters to gun control to entertainment. he said he's a fan of the "hangover" movies and offers this opinion about michelle obama. off the record, i love your new bangs, mrs. obama. a woman whose professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. dorn

nine days of terror, the hunt for christopher dorner. tonight every moment that mattered from the roots of his rage, the terror he inflicted to the flames that apparently consumed his body. authorities cornered him and more importantly why they failed to find him sooner. we're going to hear from the man who came face to face with a combat ready but business-like dorner as he described what might have been a fatal encounter on a lonely road before all hell broke loose. we'll talk to an ex-lapd officer who is not surprised by what happened. >>> federal, state and local authorities have been briefing reporters on the latest. sheriff john mcmahon identifying the identity killed, jeremiah mackay, a father of two children, a 7-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son. he also said that additional testing will be done to conclusively identify the burned body which is believed to be that of christopher dorner. in addition, he denied any concerted effort to set that fire. take a look. >> i can tell you that it was not on purpose. we did not intentio

nine days of terror, the hunt for christopher dorner. authorities cornered him and more importantly why they failed to find him sooner. we're going to hear from the man who came face to face with a combat ready but business-like dorner as he described what might have been an encounter on a road before all hell broke loose. >>> federal, state and local authorities have been briefing reporters on the latest. sheriff john mcmahon identifying the identity killed, jeremiah mackay, a father of two children, a 7-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son. additional testing will be done to identify the burned body, which is believed to be that of christopher dorner. in addition, he denied any concerted effort to set that fire. take a look. >> i can tell you that it was not on purpose. we did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get mr. dorner out. the teargas canisters that we used, first off, we used a presence when we showed up. secondly, we used a cold tear gas. then we used the next teargas was that that was pyrotechnic. it does generate a

dorner? >> i do not know that. although i have to say i've been impressed with the professionalism of the law enforcement response up here in big bear in the last few days. they've been very diligent about searching all the cabins where chris dorner could have been. i would be surprised if he's been in that cabin the whole sometime. >> now, is there -- because of the searches and because of the rumor, has there been a lot of fear in the city of your town of big bear for the last few days? has this really had people living a stressful condition the last several days? >> well, it's been stressful, but i'm proud of the way our community has responded. there's been no panic. we're resilient up here. we're in the mountains. we're used to adversities like snow you measure in feet and not inches. this is just something else to bear. i'm glad it's coming to an end. >> if chris dorner is listening, what would you say to him? >> if he's listening to me? >> yes, if he's listening right now on television. >> i would urge him t

he said until they identify that body inside that cabin as christopher dorner or christopher dorner is in handcuffs in jail they are not going to stop looking for him or protecting these families. as we talked about there is one police captain with a wife and six children who hasn't left his house since the manhunt began. until it is -- until that body is identified for sure, they are not going anywhere. >> randi, appreciate your reporting. much more ahead from big bear, california. the path was paved with rage. we will dig deeper on why he was fired years ago and later a friend of dorner's who met him in college back when their futures lay ahead of them. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. >>> breaking news tonight. the manhunt for christopher dorner culminating in a burning cabin in big bear, california. the lapd is saying the cabin is too hot for anyone to go in and searc

we don't know, though, if this engagement with dorner or this sighting of dorner, this encounter wasof a tip. we mentioned the fish and game officials, that's very remote territory up in the big bear area, up in the mountains, it would make sense that they would be among the people best suited to find him knowing that back country so well, wolf. >> this is what we know right now, based on law enforcement sources providing this information to cnn, law enforcement is responding to reports that are believed to be credible, i want to be precise, believed to be credible, that christopher dorner has been sighted and may have been involved in a robbery in the big bear area, san bernardino sheriffs are currently responding and are in touch with the robbery at big bear. what do you see, what are you learning? >> well, wolf, we're actually on the road just west of big bear. with the sirens on, we immediately -- to be quite frank with you, we don't know exactly where they are at this moment, for the last several days, we know that there has been a heavy law enforcement presence here, they have

for sure whether they've got dorner or can confirm that it is dorner.ere aggressive exchange of gunfire in los angeles. we don't know much more than that. when we do have more, we will, of course, keep you posted. >> other developments, in the meantime, just take a look what is going on with the repeat of history. i am sure you remember the ripping this president took for this. how about this president for this. president obama making the case that his debt mission is accomplished. take a look at this and virginia governor, he is not sure this is won by anybody. if he is saying that he is close to spending cuts over ten years, is that bad? >> we don't know. i think you and your former guests larry hit a good point. yours was an excellent point. what is wrong with someone going on to make that -- you just heard that. this is what i think about that. one of the beautiful things about the person that is going to give the rebuttal, there is no rebuttal to the rebuttal. he can say anything he wants to his interpretation of speech. the real deal is this. the

dorner there. it doesn't sound like -- it doesn't sound like you guys were there, you know, and completely cleared that area. >> i can tell you that the cabin in question had not been rented out since february 6th. and as i said, there was an extensive search in that area of the cabins. okay. thank you. >> >> please understand that there is an ongoing investigation and many of your questions will be answered at a later date. >> we are not going to be taking any further questions at this point. made during this press conference update to the department web site as well as sending updates via email. i would like to thank you all for coming to our press conference. thank you once again. that concludes the press conference for today. >> sheriff, was there any offer from dorner to surrender. >> can anyone speak as to whether he had any actual tactical ability that he bragged about? >> shepard: there you go as we put at the bottom of the screen they can't confirm that it's the body of christopher dorner.

dorner. by land and air, search teams are combing the mountainous resort area of big bear what i can where dorner's truck was spotted thursday. he's accused of killing three people, including a police officer and the daughter of a retired cop. police say it's just a matter of time before they catch him. >> we're coming together today to catch mr. dorner. what that means is we will look under every rock, we will look around every corner and we will search mountaintops for him. the riverside police department is pledging all of their resources to this effort. >> police are urging dorner to turn himself in. they say no one else has to die. he's apparently leaving key clues in surveillance video. casey wian has more on that part of the manhunt. >> reporter: the surveillance video from the alley behind an auto accessories store near san diego is time stamped 9:08 monday morning. 12 hours after the daughter of a retired lapd officer and her fiance were reported killed 90 miles away in irvine, calif

i'm not a dope dealer, dorner writes in his manifesto.m a man who has lost complete faith in the system when the system betrayed, slandered, and libelled me. the manic account of his firing given in that manifesto is told more soberfully court documents. in both, dorner claims the lapd fired him after he reported having witnessed his superior using a taser on a mentally ill suspect, then he said seeing the superior hand-cuff the suspect and kick him in the chest and face. the suspect, christopher gedler and his father offered testimony corroborating dorner's account at the time, but the father now says he wasn't surprised that the review board ended up rejecting dorner's claims. >> i even told him, what is wrong with you? you know? you don't testify against your fellow officer. it's the three musketeers. what were you thinking? >> reporter: the official grounds for dorner's firing, providing false testimony in an investigation. the police chief at the time was bill bratton. >> i really have no recollection of his particular case. he would

according to dorner it confirms the story that dorner told the lapd. the story he says got him kicked off the force. today, by the way is the eighth anniversary of his hiring. also in the package, a coin wrapped in duct tape. the tape bared a hand written inscription saying, thanks, but no thanks, will bratten, his former boss. on the top also an abbreviation. at first we thought it may be the initials imoa which is imagine a more open america. if you look at it closer, it now appears to be the number one with a space, then the letter m.o.a. one m.o.a. could stand for one minute of angle which is a marksmanship term. you can see the bullet holes. three to the center. another shot nicked off the top. i was made aware of this parcel today as was the editorial staff at "ac 360." and we alerted chief bratten and law enforcement. bill bratten is the former new york police commissioner as well as l.a.'s retired chief of police. he joins me now. so chief bratten, i want to show you some of the images that apparently were sent to me. i didn't know about this u

reportedly took this as christopher dorner. he was leader of the scene near highway 38/highway 38 and class road. he then abandoned the vehicle, and took off into the woods. after this, he has exchanged gunfire with two different su sheriff' one, however, has died. this, from the san bernadino police officer. and the former law enforcement is >> we are trying to understand exactly the tactics that are being employed at the mountains of the san bernadino ... department can you help us understand what is happening. >> as you know, i think the first step that law enforcement takes a step like that is establishing a secure perimeter. given, that i suspected this took place several hours ago, i would assume that they had pretty credible information that he was inside. and in terms of what has happened since then and why action was taken i cannot speculate. i can only understand that the tactical information and officer on the scene is well aware of these resources available to him. and the threat that the suspect, opposes. we are ta

dorner is angry about the people behind his firing. and angry about fellow officers he accuses of things like beating up a transient.pocketing drug money. and then lying about it. perhaps not expecting to come out of the drama alive. dorner wrote "unfortunately, i will not be alive to see my name cleared.a man is nothing without his name" dorner bragged that he was an expert in shooting. with the highest scores. he also taunted his targets -- saying- quote - "i never had the opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm terminating yours." officers quickly spread out to try to protect the people, he said he would target. stay with kron-4 as we follow the latest developments in the manhunt for triple murder suspect. christopher dorner. we'll have constant updates on our web site kron-4 dot com. as well as on our facebook page and twitter feed. new at 8 oclock. one of kevin collins brothers. speaks out about the recent developments in the case. police say, this man, dan therrien is a suspect in kevin's disappearance. tonight, kron four's t

times reporters leading the reporting on dorner and he promised to get to the bottom of it i've seen nothing so far and i've seen nothing to challenge the lies of the san bernardino sheriff's department so this is just it's a very dangerous scenario right and i mean even if one reporter says you know he's committed to find the truth of course the top down establishment of that organization might prevent that from happening but i wanted to talk about just the overzealous response from the get go i mean almost launching surveillance drone gunning down two cars a mere suspicion and now you know burning a high of a suspect in a heavily forested area and letting this fire blaze for hours what do you think about this overzealous aggressive response just a fine one person. well i listened to the scanners as the the sheriff's deputies who had surrounded the cabin and isolated the media from the area carefully manage the fire they had they had clear details i think through remote controlled reconnaissance vehicles that initially ripped down the walls of the cabin on how the fire was progressi

dorner's capture. we will not tolerate anyone undermining the security, the tranquility of our neighborhoods, and our communities. we will not tolerate this reign of terror that has robbed us of the peace of mind that residents of southern california deserve. we will not tolerate this murderer remaining at large. authorities from los angeles,er vine, riverside, the fbi and other agencies are working together to bring this ordeal to an end. let me say this, some of you have heard me say this over the last 7 1/2 years again and again and again. we're as safe as we are, we're safer at any time since the 1950s. in no small part because the lapd, the sheriff's department and the law enforcement agencies of this region work as collaboratively as they do. and that's also true, of course, for our federal partners. once again, we are working seamlessly to protect the public and to bring mr. dorner to justice. now, chief beck will give you an update on the search in just a moment. but first, allow me to acknowle