Police Hunt for Christopher Dorner

[Minnie]

CNN has the FBI asst director is saying the fire was likely caused due to what was fired into the cabin by SWAT.

[dissentowner]

Dorner probably capped himself either right before the fire or as soon as he saw SWAT. These guys almost always take their lives rather than be taken in.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Minnie

People are stupid.

Normally I'd say the same, but perhaps people just want to hear his side of the story rather than having him killed and leaving law enforcement to fill in the blanks.

[La Flames Fan]

7:13 PM EST: KCAL 9 is reporting that police are attempting to fire tear gas canisters into the cabin. A "green gas" is blowing in the air around the cabin.

7:17 PM EST: The cabin is now "engulfed in flames," according to CBS. It's uncertain how the fire was set.

7:21 PM EST: Huge plumes of black smoke are now rising from the cabin.

7:28 PM EST: KCAL 9 is reporting "a small possibility" that Dorner may have escaped the cabin and made his way to a nearby horse corral.

7:42 PM EST: A single gunshot that rang out from the cabin immediately after the fire started has led news outlets to begin speculating that Dorner has killed himself.

7:47 PM EST: Authorities say gunshots in the cabin are presumed to be ammunition exploding from the heat.

7:52 PM EST: There are firefighters in the area of the cabin, but they are making no effort to put out the fire.

7:57 PM EST: KCAL 9 reports that police around the cabin are now smoking cigarettes. Tension has eased.

Safe to say he's probably dead or got away (doubtful).

[Minnie]

If hes still in there, he's toast. The aerial shots show that the cabin's just burning - no attempts to put it out. The live update on CNN right ow is saying the cabin is surrounded so it would be quite something if he got away amidst all that.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by fleury

Normally I'd say the same, but perhaps people just want to hear his side of the story rather than having him killed and leaving law enforcement to fill in the blanks.

Yeah I don't care. Trying to get near an active and extremely volatile crime scene? Stupid.

[Trojan97]

This CNN reporter is hilarious. Trying to hard to get the police spokesperson to say they don't know where Dorner is.

[united]

SWAT teams clearing the neighbouring buildings; waiting for fire to finish burning before proceeding. Entering the building to the West now.

Unconfirmed via Twitter

[La Flames Fan]

8:01 PM EST: ABC reports that that the second deputy shot in the early moments of today's firefight is in surgery and should live.

-Gawker

[dissentowner]

CNN reporting suspect attempted to escape when fire started but was pushed back inside. He is certainly dead, I still bet he shot himself.

[Trojan97]

Well, I can't imagine a much worse way of going out then burning to death. Fitting way for this animal to go out.

[Drake]

FOX 11 reporter @cgfox11 knows the officer who was killed. Says his wife just had a baby. Heartbreaking. #RIP @myfoxla #Dorner

https://twitter.com/GigiGraciette/st...79629598908416

[To Be Quite Honest]

Well Hollywood has a new story to poach tell.

[Drake]

Watching a KTLA live stream, LAPD said Christopher Dorner is dead.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by CampbellsTransgressions

He'll get the death penalty even if they do take him alive...

although it's preferable that some innocent person doesn't have to live with having killed Dorner, even if Dorner is a piece of trash that wants it.

California doesn't have the death penalty.

[gonzo29]

Originally Posted by Burninator

California doesn't have the death penalty.

It most certainly does have the death penalty.

[Zulu29]

Originally Posted by Drake

Watching a KTLA live stream, LAPD said Christopher Dorner is dead.

Good

[metallicat]

I'd rather he died this way than through the death penalty. Scum of the earth. Good riddance.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Burninator

California doesn't have the death penalty.

States with the death penalty:


Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming

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- U.S. Gov't
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[Vulcan]

There's been a moratorium on executions in California since 2006.

You're more likely to die of old age on death row.

As of May 2012 under the current 1978 law:

• 57 inmates have died from natural causes
• 6 inmates have died from other causes
• 20 inmates have committed suicide
• 13 have been executed in California
• 1 inmate (Kelvin Shelby Malone) was executed in Missouri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital..._in_California