Christopher J. Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer who the authorities believe killed four people this month, has been identified as the body found in the burnt cabin near Big Bear Lake, law officials said on Thursday.
Medical examiners used dental records to conclusively determine that the remains were those of Dorner, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department said, according to Reuters, bringing an official end a long search for the angry ex-cop who was fired from his post in 2008.
Personal effects, including Dorner's driver's license, were found with the body, an official briefed on the search told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
The manhunt for Dorner's began last week after he was linked to the killings of four people, including Monica Quan and her fiance, who were found shot to death Feb. 3. Quan was the daughter of former LAPD Capt. Randal Quan, who was mentioned as a target of Dorner's fury in the manifesto.
Dorner is also suspected in the shooting death of Riverside, Calif., Police Officer Michael Crain, whose funeral was Wednesday. After Crain's death, police tracked Dorner to the Big Bear Lake area of Southern California, where his burning truck was found in the mountains late last week.
Big Bear area remained a central focus of the search until Dorner resurfaced two days ago, when he was discovered to have broken into a vacation home, tied up a couple there and made off in their car. The couple managed to free themselves and alert authorities.
After carjacking another vehicle and exchanging gunfire with state game wardens who spotted him making a getaway, Dorner ultimately fled on foot to another cabin and engaged in a shootout with sheriff's deputies who closed in on him there, killing and wounding another.
