Dorner died of self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, authorities say

Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD police officer who carried out a vengeful rampage against his fellow ex-cops and others, died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at the end of an intense firefight with police in rural Big Bear, Calif., authorities said Friday.

At a late-afternoon news conference, San Bernardino County authorities said that the cause of death was determined by an autopsy conducted Thursday by the county Coroner’s Office.

Authorities had been unsure whether Dorner killed himself, had been struck by a deputy's bullet or had died in a fire that engulfed the cabin during the shootout. The coroner's finding still must be finalized.

In their most detailed account to date of the final days and hours of the hunt for Dorner, 33, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said they tried to force the suspect to surrender before accidentally setting the cabin where he was holed up on fire when they shot a pyrotechnic chemical device inside.

Sheriff John McMahon also detailed the extent of the arsenal that Dorner had with him in his final days, which he spent eluding searchers in the mountainous area east of Los Angeles. Among the items recovered from the cabin where Dorner died and other locations and vehicles were numerous assault weapons; semiautomatic handguns; a .308-caliber, bolt-action sniper rifle; high-capacity ammunition magazines; a total of 10 suppressors or silencers; tear gas and smoke canisters; a military-style load-bearing vest; and a military-style Kevlar helmet, he said.


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Wow. What a hero. Hid in a shed in the woods and then killed himself because he was afraid of receiving the punishment he deserved. I can't wait to see the eulogies at PMSLSD for him and all the celebs that show up at his funeral.

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The guy that shot an unarmed women in the head, is a hero to the left.

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Died like a "hero" huh?

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Died like a "hero" huh?

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When are they going to charge the two cops that shot the two women in the truck with attempted murder??

Who stole the hugh, hugh, hugh weapon. And were in law does cops have the authority to tear down a house and set it on fire.

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When are they going to charge the two cops that shot the two women in the truck with attempted murder??

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When are they going to charge the two cops that shot the two women in the truck with attempted murder??

Who stole the hugh, hugh, hugh weapon. And were in law does cops have the authority to tear down a house and set it on fire.

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