RobberySolved
The North Hollywood Bank Shootout
North Hollywood, California, United StatesFebruary 28, 1997
On February 28, 1997, two heavily armed bank robbers — Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu — entered a Bank of America in North Hollywood and engaged in an 44-minute gun battle with Los Angeles police after their robbery was disrupted. Wearing homemade body armor and wielding illegally modified assault rifles, they fired over 1,100 rounds. Both robbers were killed; 11 officers and 7 civilians were wounded. The incident revolutionized police armament policies nationwide.