Bank robbers (North Hollywood California)

Bank robbers turn North Hollywood California into a warzone.
The famous Bank of America robbery.
North Hollywood shootout was an armed confrontation between two heavily-armed and armored bank robbers (Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr. and Emil Dechebal Matasareanu) and patrol and SWAT officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on February 28, 1997, at a Bank Of America teler-office.

Two suspects were killed, and 15 people were injured, including 10 policemen. None of the injuries incurred during the hour-long shootout was “life threatening,” Los Angeles Police Chief Willie Williams said. Although only the suspects were killed, the sheer number of injuries made this one of the bloodiest single cases of violent crime in the 1990s, and one of the most significant single bank robberies of the 20th century.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9702/28/shootout.update/

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25 Responses to “Bank robbers (North Hollywood California)”

  1. if they made it a …
    if they made it a legal how are we to protect our selfs

  2. this is the domdest …
    this is the domdest cops ever

  3. i still don’t think …
    i still don’t think bullet proof vests should be illegal guns should

  4. TheChocolatePig on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    The two gunmen wore …
    The two gunmen wore illegal 40-pound bullet-proof vests that completely absorb bullets from handguns and some shotguns. One, the leader, also had an AK with lethal, steel-enforced, armor-penetrating bullets and illegal 100-round capacity drums for the AK. The police are, apparently, trying to take the credit for killing the ;eader gunman, even though he actually shot himself in the head.

  5. TheChocolatePig on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    This is not a good …
    This is not a good source on this historical event because of all the misleading “facts”. For one, the first gunman who died killed himself, the police did not kill him. The second gunman was caught because all four tires were shot out and he was surrounded; he got the death penalty.

  6. TheChocolatePig on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    The REASON he …
    The REASON he switches to his pistol is because he got shot on his hand and then his gun jammed. He was unable to unjam it because of his injury, so he swiitched weapons and was screwed.

  7. So you idolize …
    So you idolize people who would rather steal than work. I dont know you or your experience but there is nothing pretty about watching someone die.

  8. I agree!! You know …
    I agree!! You know what’s really shitty, the cop narrating doesn’t tell the whole truth. the walking gunman was not shot by cops. His AK jammed so he tossed it and used his 9mm. Once it was almost out of ammo, he blew his brians out. NOW THAT’S “G” SHIT

  9. suicidesymphony1 on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    my cousins were …
    my cousins were going to school at Coldwater Canyon Elementary School just a few blocks away from that Bank of America in North Hollywood. They were at recess at the playground during the shootout. Crazy. Glad they were safe though.

  10. MasterofMindSlaves on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Talk About going …
    Talk About going Out in Blaze of Glory! I Have Nothing but Respect for these Guys. They’re Definitely True Warriors of Chaos.

  11. shot to the head …
    shot to the head because otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to pull the trigger ;)

  12. if you gonna do it. …
    if you gonna do it….gotta do it the “right” way!

  13. these two are …
    these two are unbelievable….couragageous, yes they are criminals…but still, they got my respect.

  14. one of the robbers …
    one of the robbers was Romanian, this guy i know he’s like 50 something was friends with him.

  15. ive been able to …
    ive been able to stay out of the gangs and really dont engage in behaviors that threaten society in anyway, but i am targeted by police and harrassed. i dont nessescarily hate cops, but im positive that anyone in my area code has seen more horror than the police. cry if u wer in their positions? we wer raised in those positions and the blue shields we look to for help call us ‘niggers’ and ‘beaners’.

  16. seen this those …
    seen this those guys are stupid

  17. actually a bullet …
    actually a bullet hit his spine/neck when he shot himself so they are not sure what killed him

  18. i live 5 miles form …
    i live 5 miles form the extacte place this happpend i was like 9 years old. im saw this on the history channel.. he put the gun underneth his chin and squeezed the trigger.

  19. Too much GTA IV.
    Too much GTA IV.

  20. I’m not usually a …
    I’m not usually a fan of spanish television, but that reporter has a lot of guts for getting that close.

  21. the gunman that …
    the gunman that pulled the pistol killed him self but they dont say that.

  22. lol the 2 bank …
    lol the 2 bank robbers r dead

  23. This was like …
    This was like a real movie scene

  24. stay in shool kid.. …
    stay in shool kid….if u really want to know…ask a grown up to read it for you…

  25. I have no idea what …
    I have no idea what you’ve just said (no insult)

    Seriously, WAT?

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