North Hollywood shootout, Bank robbery in Los Angeles, California
The North Hollywood shootout was an armed confrontation between two heavily armed bank robbers and officers of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The shootout happened on February 28, 1997, nearly resulting in the largest number of casualties in American police history.
The event has been widely used in numerous films and documentaries, highlighting the courage of the LAPD authorities.
This incident led to major changes in United States police departments' equipment, tactics, policies and procedures.
Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, the robbers, were highly equipped with illegally modified firearms and homemade body armor that could withstand gunfire.
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