This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Crime & Safety

Dorner's Mom: Condolences to Those Harmed By Son

The 62-year-old La Palma resident expressed her "deepest sympathies" in a statement released to Fox11 on behalf of the family.

The mother of accused cop killer and fired LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, thought to have died Tuesday in a mountain cabin fire during a gun battle, expressed "deepest sympathies" Wednesday to the families of people her son is suspected of killing.

In a statement released to Fox11 on behalf of the family, Nancy Dorner, a LaPalma resident seen in a nearby restaurant viewing KCAL TV coverage of the manhunt before a fire in which her son is believed to have died, also asked for privacy.

"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we express our deepest sympathies and condolences to anyone that suffered losses or injuries resulting from Christopher's actions," Nancy Dorner, 62, told Channel 11. "We do not condone Christopher's actions. The family has no further comment and asks that our privacy be respected during this difficult time."

Find out what's happening in Belmont Shore-Napleswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Nancy Dorner's home in La Palmawas searched by police during the manhunt for her son, which came to a fiery head Tuesday night in the San Bernardino County mountains.

On Tuesday, as the deadly stand-off between Dorner and authorities unfolded in the mountains, a woman believed to be his mother and another woman were spottedwhich was also the accussed murderer's last known address.

Find out what's happening in Belmont Shore-Napleswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Until Wednesday, she had not made any comments regarding the search for her son and the killings attributed to him by police.

Christopher Dorner, 33, is suspected of killing two people in Irvine on Feb. 3, a Riverside police officer on Thursday and a San Bernardino County sheriff's detective during Tuesday's shootout in Big Bear. He also wounded other officers.

The cabin in which Dorner was allegedly holed up burned to the ground when tear gas canisters were fired inside after the gun battle. San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said charred human remains were found inside the cabin, but while they are believed to be Dorner, they have not been positively identified.

- MarieSam Sanchez contributed to this report.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.

More from Belmont Shore-Naples