[dirtboy]

Yeah, it was an explosive series of events and the cops made some serious mistakes. That still didn't answer my main point - waiting him out would have given him more opportunities to kill cops - something just earlier in the day he had done. You can't reason with a lunatic. As Alfred said in The Dark Knight, some men just want to watch the world burn. Dorner got his wish - and then some.

[Uncle Miltie]

"something just earlier in the day he had done"

There is informed speculation, and hedging in the press, about whether Dorner shot the last guy or it was cop cross-fire. If a proper investigation is done, we'll find out later.

Dorner did shoot cops. But I don't believe that properly waiting him out must expose cops to more risk today than tomorrow or the next day. Indeed, waiting him out puts him at a lower and lower level of capability; tiredness being operative. Why not wait? Stand Waaaaaay back. Let the dude stew for a week, and blast him with whatever music he hates. Run robots up for a peek-a-boo. Etc.