The Tragic Case of Former LA Officer - Christopher Dorner | Crime Daily Dose

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Christopher Jordan Dorner was not your typical criminal, he was one of the men who vowed to serve and protect, and to be a beacon of justice to one and all. But what pushed this man to trade his badge for a rifle and become the orchestrator of a reign of terror? Buckle up as we peel back the layers of this grim tale.

Christopher Dorner was born in 1979 in New York but was raised in Southern California. He had a respectable military and police career, serving in the United States Navy Reserve and later joining the Los Angeles Police Department. He was, by all accounts, a man of discipline and conviction — one could even call him a model citizen.

However, Dorner's world spiraled into chaos when he was fired from the LAPD in 2009 for making false statements about his training officer, who he claimed had kicked a suspect. He appealed the decision, but to his dismay, the court upheld his dismissal. It was this event that, Dorner claimed, unveiled the corrupt nature of the department he had once been proud to serve.

In early February 2013, a disturbing manifesto surfaced online, written by Dorner himself. In it, he declared an all-out, unconventional war against the Los Angeles Police Department, their families, and their associates unless the department admitted publicly he was fired in retaliation for reporting excessive force​. He also accused them of other things like racism, brutality, and corruption. He vowed to utilize every bit of his training to inflict maximum damage to the force. The manifesto was chilling, but no one really took it seriously in the beginning. But then, nobody was able to predict the whirlwind of violence that was about to descend.

On February 3, 2013, Dorner's campaign of terror began. Monica Quan and her fiancé Keith Lawrence were found dead, shot in their car. Quan was the daughter of the retired LAPD captain who had represented Dorner at his tribunal. The connection was clear, and the intent was nothing less than horrifying. Now, Dorner got what he wanted — all eyes were on him.

In the days that followed, Dorner eluded the massive manhunt that spanned across the state of California, leaving a trail of blood in his wake. He would go on a 10-day rampage, which spread fear across multiple counties in Southern California.

On February 7, 2013, Riverside Police Department officer Michael Crain was fatally shot in an ambush that also severely wounded his partner. The assailant was, of course, Dorner. The ambush occurred at a red light when Dorner fired multiple rounds into Crain's patrol car, fatally wounding him and seriously injuring his partner. Crain, aged 34 at the time of his death, was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Riverside Police Department for 11 years​​.

Days later, on February 12, 2013, Detective Jeremiah MacKay of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was fatally wounded during a firefight with Dorner in the mountains of Big Bear, California. This incident ensued after deputies responded to a carjacking report, leading to a chase that ended near Big Bear Lake where Dorner took refuge in a cabin. Dorner opened fire on the officers as they approached the cabin, hitting MacKay and another deputy. Despite being airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center, MacKay succumbed to his injuries. At the time, Detective MacKay had a 4-month-old baby boy and was joining the search for Dorner on Bear Mountain earlier that day​​.

It was also on Big Bear Mountain that Christopher Dorner allegedly took his own life. Nevertheless, Dorner's rampage left four people dead and brought an unprecedented wave of fear across Los Angeles. But it also sparked a contentious debate about the LAPD's practices. Some saw Dorner as a martyr, a tragic hero fighting against corruption. Most, however, saw him as a murderer who had allowed his vendetta to drive him to unforgivable acts of violence.

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