Rogue former cop Christopher Jordan Dorner “did his homework,” stalking potential targets, before he was named a murder suspect and went on the run, police said today.
Dorner killed four people during a 12-day terror spree that ended when who blew his brains out last week as cops cornered him in a burning mountain cabin.
The disgraced former officer killed the daughter of a former cop and her fiance on Feb. 3, before he was named a suspect on Feb. 6. But before Dorner’s name went public, he apparently checked out homes and neighborhoods of potential victims.
“We believe based on our investigation, Dorner did his homework," LAPD chief Charlie Beck said.
The LAPD fired Dorner in 2008 after concluding that he made up brutality allegations against a supervisor.
The termination sent Dorner into a tailspin. He wrote a lengthy manifesto, railing on racism within the LAPD and naming enemies.
Dorner was headed to one of his potential targets in the early hours of of Feb. 7 in Corona, Calif., where he was met by cops guarding the would-be victims.
Dorner survived a shootout before killing a defenseless Riverside city cop, who was stopped at a traffic light, moments later.
Before committing suicide on Thursday, Dorner killed a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy during his last stand.
"We hear threats all the time, but rarely so specifically, and that someone has already carried out in the most cowardly way," said LAPD Capt. Phil Tingirides, who along with his cop wife were under armed protection during Dorner’s bloody spree.
Capt. Tingirides was on the internal review board that fired Dorner.
Dorner’s first victim, Cal State Fullerton assistant women’s basketball coach Monica Quan, is the daughter of a cop-turned-lawyer who represented him during that review.
Sgt. Emada Tingirides said her family struggled to keep the threat off their minds as, cops stood constant guard in the family’s backyard during Dorner’s time on the lam.
"We shut the TV off after the first day," said Sgt. Tingirides, who is black. Capt. Tingirides is white.
Dorner died five days after the city of Los Angeles offered a $1 million reward for any tips that led to his capture and conviction.
Since Dorner was never captured or convicted, it wasn’t clear if anyone would get the money.
Chief Beck said donors -- including the city of LA, police support groups, private contributors and other local government agencies -- are huddling come up with a fair solution.
“It is my desire that the reward money be used," Beck said. "It isn't as easy as me coming out with a big check two days later.”
Several people could be in line for at least a cut of the seven-digit award.
Dorner was holed up inside a Big Bear Lake cabin when its owners walked in on him. He tied them up and stole their car, but they freed themselves to call police.
Moments before his last stand, Dorner carjacked a 61-year-old camp caretaker, who also called cops and directed them to the gunman’s direction.
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