Christopher Dorner manhunt: Two innocent women shot by LAPD officers had "no warning"
Law enforcement officers look over the scene of an officer involved shooting in Torrance, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The shooting is believed to related to the manhunt for fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner. / AP Photo/Chris Carlson
LOS ANGELES The two women who were mistakenly shot by LAPD officers searching for triple murder suspect Christopher Dorner Thursday said they had no warning beforehand, the
victims' lawyer told CBS Los Angeles.
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Attorney Glen Jonas said Maggie Carranza, 47, and her mother, 71-year-old Emma Hernandez, were delivering Los Angeles Times newspapers around 5:15 a.m. in Torrance when the officers opened fire on their vehicle.
Jonas said, "There was no warning. There were no orders. No commands. Just gunshots."
A patrol unit was reportedly assigned to protect the home of a high-ranking LAPD officer during the manhunt for 33-year-old Dorner, who is believed to have killed a Riverside cop Thursday and an Irvine couple Sunday.
In a news conference, Police Chief Charlie Beck said the officers thought the women's royal blue Toyota Tacoma matched the description of Dorner's dark-colored Nissan pickup truck.
"Tragically, we believe this was a case of mistaken identity by the officers," said Beck.
Jonas finds that hard to believe.
"The vehicle is a different color. The license plate doesn't match. There's nothing there for you to start shooting people. And even if they had the person in question... Mr. Dorner...you still have to give them an opportunity to get out. You can't just start administering street justice," said Jonas.
Carranza suffered minor injuries to her hand from shattering glass.
Hernandez, who was shot in the back, is in ICU at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
KCAL9's Jeff Nguyen said she was listed in good condition.
Look at that truck. The whole city of cops went nuts. Not even the same color. Tell me again, jtprin, how this was just cops killing a cop killer? This was a clusterfuck of epic proportions, by the world's best trained police department. I think this is a taste of what's coming on a national level soon enough. We should ALL be very skeptical of this new radical attempt to take our high cap mags and rifles. The State of the Union address turned into a circle jerk for banning guns. I am afraid, you should ALL be very afraid.