BIG BEAR
LAKE, Calif. (Wed, Feb 13) – Last night, after hours of standoff with police,
the human remains believed to belong to fugitive ex-LAPD cop Christopher
Dorner were recovered from a burned cabin.
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| Fugitive cop's death not confirmed: LA Mayor |
Joint
task force of law enforcement agencies stayed on mountain peaks for days, using
everything from bloodhounds to high-tech helicopters, to find out Chris Dorner hideout
while he holed up in a vacation cabin across the street from their command post.
The extensive
manhunt concluded Tuesday when a man believed to be fugitive cop mounted a last
stand in a furious shootout in which he killed one sheriff’s deputy and injured
another before the cabin erupted in flames.
There
was no immediate confirmation about the death of Dorner but hours later a
charred body was discovered in the basement of the burned cabin along with a
wallet and personal items, including a California driver’s license with the
name Christopher Dorner, an official briefed on the investigation told The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.
Authorities including Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the man who had barricaded himself inside the cabin
was almost certainly Dorner.
"Almost everybody believes it is him,
but at this point we're not absolutely sure," Villaraigosa told CNN.
"There's a sigh of relief,"
Villaraigosa said. He cautioned, however, that it could be "days, maybe
even weeks" before there is final confirmation that Dorner was dead.
Watch below the raw video of last moments of shootout between Chris Dorner and LAPD cops:
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