By Michael Pearson, CNN
updated 10:40 AM EST, Thu February 7, 2013
A manhunt is underway for Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, a former Los Angeles police.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Good Samaritan radioed in Riverside police shooting, authorities say
- Police are seeking Christopher Jordan Dorner in connection with shootings overnight
- Dorner, a former cop, allegedly threatened "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare"
- He is also the suspect in a double murder Sunday in Irvine, police there say
(CNN) -- A former Los Angeles cop who had allegedly warned he would target law enforcement in retribution for being fired is now suspected of shooting at least two officers early Thursday, killing one, authorities said.
The shootings -- which come a day after Irvine, California police named Christopher Jordan Dorner as the suspect in a double slaying there Sunday -- sparked a huge manhunt in Southern California.
The California Highway Patrol issued an alert Thursday morning urging officers in several Southern California counties to be on the lookout for the onetime officer.
Dorner, 33, is suspected of shooting two officers in Riverside, one fatally, around 1:30 a.m., police there confirmed to CNN. Police learned of the shooting when Good Samaritan picked up a police radio and made a distress call on behalf of the wounded officers, Riverside police said.
CNN affiliate KTLA reported another officer had been shot in Corona, California.
In addition to Thursday's shootings, Dorner is suspected of the February 3 deaths of Keith Lawrence and Monica Quan in Irvine, according to police there.
Dorner has made violent threats against other Los Angeles police officers, the agency said.
"I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," Dorner allegedly wrote in a lengthy letter promising retribution against the department, where he worked from 2005 until 2008. An LAPD source provided the document Thursday to CNN.
The letter writer claimed he was terminated after he reported excessive force by a fellow officer, and said his attacks were retribution for his termination, as well as a culture of racism and violence he says continues within the department.
He called the attacks against police "a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name."
Los Angeles police warned people who encounter Dorner not to approach him, saying he is likely "armed and extremely dangerous."
"Our department is implementing all measures possible to ensure the safety of our LAPD personnel, their families and the Los Angeles community, and will continue to do so until Dorner is apprehended and all threats have been abated," police said in a statement.
CNN's Mallory Simon and Deanna Hackney contributed to this report.
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