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Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:24 PM Feb 2013

Dorner hunt: SECOND incident of police opening fire on car in case of mistaken identity.

People get shot at by cops looking for Dorner

In Torrance, police say, two cases of mistaken ID lead to two shootings.

TORRANCE – Officers from two different departments fired shots at vehicles similar to one driven by murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner early Thursday morning.

Both were called cases of mistaken identity, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said.

In the first shooting, Los Angeles officers fired on a blue pickup truck in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue in Torrance. Two occupants were injured and taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Los Angeles police said officers were guarding a target in Dorner's manifesto shot.

The second shooting occurred minutes later, when Torrance officers responding to the shooting on Redbeam came across a black Honda pickup on Flagler Lane. A collision occurred between the police and the Honda. Officers fired at the truck but the male driver was uninjured, said Sgt. Chris Rossen of the Torrance Police Department.

"The officers believed that the person involved was Chris Dorner," Rossen said.

It is unclear why police fired at the Honda.

More at the link!

Thankfully, no one was apparently injured in this second incident!

PB

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Dorner hunt: SECOND incident of police opening fire on car in case of mistaken identity. (Original Post) Poll_Blind Feb 2013 OP

Just park that Japanese import truck and find MineralMan Feb 2013 #1

Mineral Man, do you hear what you are saying? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #5

They should NOT have to fear the police. MineralMan Feb 2013 #7

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #2

More like poorly trained cops who should definitely be better at their jobs before being given guns. randome Feb 2013 #3

And yet, some here believe that ONLY cops should have 'assault weapons.' sheesh. n/t appal_jack Feb 2013 #20

Sounds like shoot on sight orders have been issued. Perhaps they don't ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #4

'Shoot on sight' doesn't mean shoot everything in sight. randome Feb 2013 #6

From the back, too. jsr Feb 2013 #8

Damn, police are not looking good, here. They feel Laurian Feb 2013 #9

Wow - good news is they didn't hurt anyone too badly, Smilo Feb 2013 #10

does anyone have a picture of the Dorner Vehicle ? JI7 Feb 2013 #11

First image is Dorner's, other two are those that were fired on: Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #12

What color was Dorners truck before the fire? Glassunion Feb 2013 #14

I think I heard "charcoal gray", but it's burned too badly to tell from the pic. nt Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #16

How ironic Glassunion Feb 2013 #17

The blue one is a wildly different color and not even a pick-up truck. tblue37 Feb 2013 #18

Wait until they get to use drones. Catherina Feb 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #15

This happened 5 minutes from my house. Just saw the 2 females in the blue truck now winstars Feb 2013 #19

Hey another South Bay DUer ellisonz Feb 2013 #21

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)

1. Just park that Japanese import truck and find

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:26 PM

Feb 2013

another way to get there if you live in that area. Notice that neither truck involved was even the same make as the truck being sought. Dangerous days.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

5. Mineral Man, do you hear what you are saying?

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:33 PM

Feb 2013

Given what has occurred--two separate freak-out shootings of innocents by police--you provide prudent advice, but why on earth should ordinary citizens have to fear for their lives because police are hunting a cop killer/killer cop?

It's "dangerous days" for ordinary citizens because the police are pissed and scared? That should be terrifying--and unacceptable.

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)

7. They should NOT have to fear the police.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:35 PM

Feb 2013

There are many things people should not have to fear. And yet, there is the reality. I do reality, not idealism. I've found it a lot better approach to things.

I'll leave to to your idealism when it comes to actual life.

I hear exactly what I'm saying. I do not want to be the victim of a mistaken identity. So, I will not put myself into that situation. You may do as you please.

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randome

(34,845 posts)

3. More like poorly trained cops who should definitely be better at their jobs before being given guns.

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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:31 PM

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appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

20. And yet, some here believe that ONLY cops should have 'assault weapons.' sheesh. n/t

Reply to randome (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:14 AM

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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

4. Sounds like shoot on sight orders have been issued. Perhaps they don't

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:31 PM

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want to take Dorner alive.

randome

(34,845 posts)

6. 'Shoot on sight' doesn't mean shoot everything in sight.

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:35 PM

Feb 2013

These cops should be given a long vacation and possibly lose their jobs. If they can't be trusted with guns, they don't belong on the street.

jsr

(7,712 posts)

8. From the back, too.

Reply to randome (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:36 PM

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Laurian

(2,593 posts)

9. Damn, police are not looking good, here. They feel

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:38 PM

Feb 2013

personally threatened and are trigger happy as a result. Scary for everyone in that area.

Smilo

(1,944 posts)

10. Wow - good news is they didn't hurt anyone too badly,

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:21 PM

Feb 2013

- I guess they do their weapons training down at the dump with the other gun nuts - you can shoot a car, but you can't shoot anything else.

JI7

(89,249 posts)

11. does anyone have a picture of the Dorner Vehicle ?

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:22 PM

Feb 2013

what it may look like ?

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

12. First image is Dorner's, other two are those that were fired on:

Reply to JI7 (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:40 PM

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Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

14. What color was Dorners truck before the fire?

Reply to Poll_Blind (Reply #12)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:58 PM

Feb 2013

I heard both black and gray.

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

16. I think I heard "charcoal gray", but it's burned too badly to tell from the pic. nt

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #14)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:05 PM

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Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

17. How ironic

Reply to Poll_Blind (Reply #16)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:09 PM

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tblue37

(65,357 posts)

18. The blue one is a wildly different color and not even a pick-up truck.

Reply to Poll_Blind (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:05 AM

Feb 2013

It has tires, but that is about the only thing it has in common with Dorner's truck!

Catherina

(35,568 posts)

13. Wait until they get to use drones.

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:58 PM

Feb 2013

We'll hear the same things, that it was " cases of mistaken identity", that they "believed", that it's "unclear".

What a tragedy.

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winstars

(4,220 posts)

19. This happened 5 minutes from my house. Just saw the 2 females in the blue truck now

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:36 AM

Feb 2013

have a lawyer on the 11:00pm local news here in LA... Hope they get millions

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

21. Hey another South Bay DUer

Reply to winstars (Reply #19)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:17 AM

Feb 2013

My grandparents are about 5 minutes away from Beryl and Flagler and I'm about 15 minutes away. neighbor

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