In this case, we have a dedicated, trained, individual who has done or caused the following:
- Monica Quan, 28, and Keith Lawrence, 27, are found shot to death in their car at an Irvine, Calif., parking structure. Quan, an assistant women's basketball coach at California State University, Fullerton, was the daughter of a former Los Angeles police captain who represented Dorner in disciplinary hearings that resulted in his dismissal.
In the Riverside County community of Corona, Calif., two LAPD officers assigned to protect a person named in the manifesto chase a vehicle they believe is Dorner's. One officer is grazed in the forehead during a shootout, and the gunman flees. A short time later, a gunman believed to be Dorner ambushes two Riverside police officers who had stopped at a red light during a routine patrol. One officer is killed and the other critically injured.
Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego is locked down after a Navy worker reports seeing someone who resembles Dorner. Two hours later, Navy officials say they don't believe Dorner was on base.
LAPD officers guarding a manifesto target in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance open fire on a truck they mistakenly believe to be Dorner's. Two women are wounded. A short time later, Torrance police are involved in a second shooting involving a different truck they also mistake for Dorner's. Nobody is hurt.
It also appears that another mistaken identity shootout has led to one person being killed, but I can't seem to get it confirmed.
We have talked at-length on this board about how fragile this system is. One man is running around, people are worried, and the cops are shooting innocent people instead of protecting them. It is remarkable the "real-time" effect that one very dedicated man has had on "The System". I can't be the only one who's a little unnerved by this.
One last thing, Here's a manifest he wrote (ala the Unibomber): http://laist.com/2013/02/07/christopher ... _in_fu.php
