The more I am reading about this case, the more I'm wondering, what the heck is going on.
Dorner manhunt: LAPD gunfire hits Torrance homes, cars (
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February 8, 2013 | 3:55 pm
Early Thursday morning, police officers spotted a pickup truck similar to Dorner's and fired numerous shots. But Dorner was not in the vehicle. Instead, cops shot at the truck of a mother-daughter team delivering newspapers in what LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has called a tragic case of mistaken identity.
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Merkosky said she was in the shower when she heard what she thought were her kids banging on the bathroom door. She came out, only to realize that it was gunshots. She estimated hearing about 60 shots.
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After the incident, police ordered residents to stay indoors, but from his window Goo could see dozens of yellow markers on the ground used to mark the stray bullets. While out surveying the damage, he counted five bullets in his entryway, a bullet hole in his garage door, two bullets hits his silver Lexus and another bullet grazed the hood of his Oldsmobile.
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Goo, who normally works the early shift, said he has noticed the women driving down the streets without their headlights on. Still, he's baffled by the incident.
"How do you mistake two Hispanic women, one who is 71, for a large black male?" he asked.
Seems like they're on a find and execute mission as opposed to a track and capture mission. Which, imho, should be cause for concern. And, hopefully, will be fully investigated by an impartial 3rd party once this whole thing is over.
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