then a single gunshot. later they find christopher dorner s charred remains. he shot himself, police say, ending the week-long manhunt. september of last year, corporal byron dixon shot dead and eric frein is on the run. investigators don t have a motive or any clear leads. he is a hunter. he is a woodsman and he is alleged to be a survivalist. that is a deadly cocktail. reporter: authorities have a message for him i want you to know one thing, eric, we are coming for you. reporter: up to 1,000 law enforcement joined the search, zeroing in on the woods near frein s family home. 48 days into the manhunt and frein is spotted by u.s. marshals. captured inside an abandoned airport hangar. he s pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. clinton correctional facility in dannemora, new york, is where
earlier. of course he knows what he s doing. we trained him. reporter: search teams zero in on big bear mountain where they discover dorner s burned-out shut. there s intense gunfire. dorner is surrounded. police light the cabin on fire. then a single gunshot. later they find christopher dorner s charred remains. he shot himself, police say, ending the week-long manhunt. september of last year, corporal byron dixon shot dead and eric frein is on the run. investigators don t have a motive or any clear leads. he is a hunter. he is a woodsman and he is alleged to be a survivalist. that is a deadly cocktail. reporter: authorities have a message for him i want you to know one thing, eric, we are coming for you. reporter: up to 1,000 law enforcement joined the search, zeroing in on the woods near frein s family home. 48 days into the manhunt and frein is spotted by u.s. marshals. captured inside an abandoned airport hangar. he s pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. clinton
despite everything he does not believe officers are being targeted. a lot of those deaths are still cops doing what you asked them to do. they do traffic stops. they do domestic violence calls. and each one is always a tragedy in and of itself. reporter: but some in law enforcement do believe the relationship between police and the communities they serve is more tense. just last december two new york officers one john lui and rafael ramos shot and killed while in their patrol car, targeted by a man who set out to kill police. in idaho, condolences for officer greg moore, shot while out on patrol. while in pennsylvania byron dixon s family still trying to heal. eric frein allegedly ambushed him. frein is also accused of targeting police. right now in the current environment, they have to be concerned about their own well-being.