Mistaken Identity: Palm Springs Police Swarm Dental Office in Chris Dorner Search

As if a trip to the dentist isn't scary enough for some, one man got a little extra scare in Palm Springs Friday night, as police swarmed into a dental office after receiving a tip that fugitive Christopher Dorner may have been there.

According to Palm Springs Police Sergeant Mike Kovaleff, PSPD "...received a report from a citizen that a subject resembling Suspect-Dorner had walked into a dental office in the 500 block of South Sunrise."

That report, made at 5:17 p.m., prompted an immediate response from the law enforcement agency, who was on scene at 5:20 p.m., according to Kovaleff.

"We contacted the reporting party, contacted office staff, and contacted a patient who reportedly had matched the description of Dorner," Kovaleff said.

"The subject was not Dorner and we cleared the call at 5:32 PM," he added.

Chris Dorner is suspected of three murders this week.  Police allege he first shot and killed a couple in an Irvine parking structure in a revenge-fueled shooting.  He's then accused of getting into a shootout in Corona, and fatally shooting a Riverside Police Officer.

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