Former LAPD Christopher Dorner presumed dead at a burnt down cabin in Big Bear, California

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LAPD's Commander Andrew Smith in a press conference at 11:00p eastern time, contradicts earlier reports that the body of fugitive Christopher Dorner was found in a fiery cabin. Smith says that no body was taken out of the Big Bear, California cabin due to the cabin being much too hot to enter.

However, there is now (as before) no Big Bear area shut down nor is there a police search of the area being conducted at this time.



Earlier at 10:02 pm, CNN reported that the dead body of Christopher Dorner was pulled from the cabin, with its' source being multiple law enforcements told this by the LAPD.

LAPD Commander Smith states that it could be "days or weeks" before a positive DNA ID of the body can be positively identified. Smith states that once the cabin is cleared to enter, it could be several hours or even days for a crime scene investigation to conclude.