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Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith, left, expresses condolences for the death of a San Bernardino County deputy as he briefed reporters on the shootout scene in Big Bear involving triple-murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner during a late news conference in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2013.Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press

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In this image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, the cabin in Big Bear, Calif., where Dorner, an ex-Los Angeles police officer, was believed to be barricaded, is in flames on Feb. 12, 2013.KABC-TV/The Associated Press

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A member of the California highway patrol directs cars as local residents are finally allowed back to their homes during the manhunt for Dorner, in Yucaipa, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Law enforcement personnel search a vehicle along Hwy 38 during the hunt for the accused killer in Yacaipa, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.Chris Carlson/The Associated Press

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Officers continue to block Highway 38 during the manhunt for the former police officer in Yucaipa, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Chantel Cardiel and her brother Frank Cardiel hold up signs asking that Dorner not be killed in Mentone, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.ALEX GALLARDO/Reuters

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Law enforcement officials respond after the fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings engaged in a shootout with authorities in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.Rachel Luna/The Associated Press

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A sign near the San Bernardino Mountains warns of road closures during a manhunt for the former LAPD officer near the town of Angelus Oaks, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Police officers stand alert at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2013. Police received more than 1,000 tips from the public in the search for Dorner, who is suspected of a deadly revenge plot against the LAPD. The number of tips grew from an initial 250 since the city offered a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture.Nick Ut/The Associated Press

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The badge of LAPD Captain Rigo Romero, with a black stripe across it in memory of those killed, is seen during a news conference at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2013. A record $1 million reward was posted on Sunday for information leading to the capture of Dorner.PATRICK FALLON/Reuters

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San Bernardino County Sheriff's officer Ken Owens searches a home for Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. on Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered the snow-covered mountains on Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive’s firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers check vehicles approaching the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro on Feb. 10, 2013. Federal agents at the border with Mexico were screening vehicles to prevent Dorner from fleeing the country.Jorge Duenes/Reuters

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LAPD officers keep watch above as Riverside Police Chief Sergio G. Diaz speaks during a news conference at the LAPD headquarters on Feb. 10, 2013. A record $1-million reward was posted for information leading to Dorner’s capture.PATRICK FALLON/Reuters

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Commuters on Santa Monica Boulevard on the Westside of Los Angeles see a digital billboard displaying a large poster for the former Los Angeles police officer on Feb. 8, 2013. Dorner is suspected in a spree of violence as part of a vendetta against law enforcement after being fired by the department. He is also a suspect in the shooting deaths of a former LAPD captain’s daughter and her fiance, and two other shootings that left an officer dead and two others wounded.Reed Saxon/The Associated Press

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Police investigators take away evidence from the home of Dorner’s mother in La Palma, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2013.Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press

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Law enforcement officers get their search dogs warmed up to continue the search for Dorner in the heavy snow at the Bear Mountain ski resort at Big Bear Lake, Calif., Feb. 8, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team returns to the command post at Bear Mountain near Big Bear Lake, Calif., after searching for Dorner on Feb. 8, 2013. Search conditions have been hampered by a heavy winter storm in the area.Will Lester/The Associated Press

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A burned-out pickup truck belonging to Dorner is towed after it was discovered in Big Bear, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

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Flowers are places on a police car near the area where a shooting took place in Riverside, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2013.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

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Bystanders are escorted from a crime scene while police detectives investigate a shooting incident involving a blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2013. Police opened fire on the vehicle in a case of mistaken identity while searching for Dorner.PATRICK FALLON/Reuters

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A bullet-damaged Los Angeles Police vehicle is taped off by police on Feb. 7, 2013, in Corona, Calif. Dorner is suspected of the shooting of two LAPD officers who were sent to Corona to protect someone he threatened in a rambling online manifesto.Nick Ut/The Associated Press

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Irvine police Chief David L. Maggard announces at a news conference on Feb. 6, 2013, in Irvine, Calif., that Dorner is a suspect in the killings of Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, who were found shot to death in their car at a parking structure Sunday night.Cindy Yamanaka/The Associated Press

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Cal State Fullerton assistant basketball coach Monica Quan is pictured in this undated handout photo distributed by the university.HANDOUT/Reuters

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This undated file photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer.Uncredited/The Associated Press

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