The North Hollywood shootout, also known as the Battle of North Hollywood, [2] was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, and police officers in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on February 28, 1997.

Mar 1, 2020 · The sheer unbridled ferocity of the North Hollywood shootout changed the complexion of American Law Enforcement. Seven months after the shootout the DOD gifted 600 selective-fire M16A1 rifles to the LAPD to equip each patrol sergeant.

A comprehensive look at the 1997 North Hollywood Shootout detailing the lives and crimes of Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu

Dec 17, 2021 · On the morning of February 28, 1997, Officer James Zboravan and his partner arrived on the scene of a 211 (police code for robbery in progress) at the Bank of America on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood, California. The radio said there were two suspects, possibly armed with AK-47s.

Feb 28, 2017 · The North Hollywood shootout ended with the two perpetrators — Larry Eugene Phillips Jr., 26, and Emil Dechebal Matasareanu, 30 — dead in the street. Eleven officers were wounded, but none killed.

Feb 24, 2017 · On February 28, 1997, two men covered in Kevlar stormed a North Hollywood Bank of America and ran out with $350,000. Police, armed with only 9 mm pistols and shotguns, raced to the scene from...

A comprehensive look at the 1997 North Hollywood Shootout detailing the lives and crimes of Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu

Feb 27, 2020 · Over 44 hellish minutes, on the morning of February 28, 1997, two bank robbers in body armour and sporting a military-grade arsenal fired more than 1100 rounds at hopelessly …

On February 28, 1997, Matasareanu and Phillips tried to rob a Bank of America branch office in North Hollywood, California. While trying to escape, the two men engaged in a shootout with police.

Mar 1, 2017 · But most were from .38 revolvers or 9 mm pistols pitted against an arsenal of high-capacity AK-47s and automatic rifles. The nation then watched the terror unfold on live TV as news helicopters broadcast the battle now known as the North Hollywood shootout.