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Couple describes run-in with suspected cop killer

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    William La Jeunesse reports from Los Angeles

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I'm we're hearing from this California couple that was kidnapped by suspected cop killer.

Chris -- it all happened only hours before -- was suspected of getting to a massive firefight with officers that only ended -- the -- that he was believed -- been hiding in.

Went up in flames.

William much -- -- live -- that story LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles.

First the couple what happened with them William.

We know the search is over bill but the questions surrounding this -- -- -- now remember initially we were told that as a cleaning lady.

And her daughter who initially stumbled on to order in that thinking -- and turns out it was the owners.

Who did so.

And in fact they -- -- last night that they have may have inadvertently left that haven't opened allowing corner to get inside it last week.

So just two days ago on Tuesday Jim and Karen Reynolds showed up that we've got apartment for the next renter.

-- took them hostage he bound her hands he put towels in their mouth put pillows over their head.

-- stealing their car.

You mean like they did -- didn't play the game -- back.

But the ladies over and it.

And not a word through the amount on the back and try to relate.

-- wanted to live my life there.

Yeah yeah I don't -- were following do I just couldn't.

So it took about fifteen minutes they finally got loose and they called 91 and then the chase was on and bill they say that.

-- was likely inside their apartment if you will.

The entire time within a stone's throw that commands that are bad that is remarkable -- -- -- so many so many things that are remarkable about this.

There's more information you're learning about when police had to order cornered in that happened what happened and when you.

Yet what that you know -- ever need -- county sheriff's office is coming under scrutiny or second guessing for two questions number one.

Basically said they were only checking cabins that we showed signs of forced entry that of course allow them to overlook.

In order in this one now secondly the origin of the fire in the cabin would order finally died.

Well last night the sheriff John McMahon insisted that the fire was not intentionally set but likely the byproduct of a powerful tear gas canister.

There was a -- I can tell you that it was not on purpose we did not intentionally burned down that cabin to get mr.

garner out.

The tear gas canisters that we used.

First stuff we used a presence -- we showed up secondly we used to cold tear gas.

Then we used sect that next tear gas was that that was pyrotechnic.

As far as that one million dollar reward that's for information leading to the capture and conviction of the -- that means the owners or the guy who got carjacked.

May not be eligible that's under review remarkable story just -- listen to that couple talked to William my goodness thank you back live on that story.