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Camera crew catches firefight with suspected cop-killer

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    William La Jeunesse reports from Los Angeles

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Our William La Jeunesse brings us up today.

Where this investigation in the aftermath stands he's at LAPD headquarters William.

Well John LAPD is going protocol because -- crime -- belongs to San Bernardino but let me tell you this -- is now reporting.

That it -- has been found in the basement of that cabin with the driver's license inside.

That belongs to -- recorder now then you'll have a corner of the autopsy the forensics in the -- holes which will probably confirm his identity.

But based on the actions of law enforcement and the statements of witnesses.

Up there this is not a mystery any longer.

That the body inside the cabin -- adorn the that he is dead in the manhunt is over.

-- the video that we are about to show you was captured yesterday as the scene unfolded.

So the break in the case came yesterday around noon as you said John this cleaning crew.

Entered a -- -- Dornan was inside he took them hostage.

Tied up the women but one dollar loose she called nine -- one he stole -- purple on purple Nissan truck.

Well then the car chase ensued with the aid unit from California fish and wildlife.

-- crashed in the woods many carjacked a second vehicle a white pick up.

Telling the guy to get out and take your dog the witness said he was wearing a ballistic vests and had a lot of ammunition on it -- then a second.

Game -- fish unit gave chase.

Door opens his driver's side window and pops the the vehicle that from California did you -- -- time.

He gets out with his rifle and and fires fifteen shots that door causing -- -- to crash.

At that point -- where they did engage the suspect the second time he shot at a wardens.

They stopped the vehicle as he continued around have been in the curve the warden had his patrol rifle.

-- went up onto.

A location where he could engage the suspect.

And he fired multiple rounds at the forgot that suspect as he was driving more.

So donors now on foot he makes a beeline for the closest -- and he could find.

Goes inside now the cavaliers beginning to arrive to -- to -- -- deputies.

Approached the cabin.

-- fires killing one deputy -- the front door as he tries to exit the second.

Another deputy engages him and drives -- -- -- inside -- now the people at cavalry is arriving.

And basically at that point in time.

Today yes around the big cap and they bring an armored vehicle they break the windows they put the tear gas in and they say over the loudspeaker surrender is your chance to give up.

He refuses and that's when they hear a single gunshot likely of course that being a suicide shot.

That basically he.

Fulfills his own manifesto.

And meets his destiny that he predicted that he would likely die in -- shoot out -- So -- for that one deputy who was killed trying to apprehend him yesterday.

Just another awful chapter in a very bad story William launch -- -- thanks.

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