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The North Hollywood Shootout
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On the morning of February 28, 1997, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu entered the Bank of America at the intersection of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Archwood Street. Both men were heavily armed and armored and their plan was to steal $750,000 from the bank vault. As they walked in, two LAPD officers spotted them entering and called it in. While the men were robbing the bank, LAPD began surrounding the bank. When the two men left the bank (one out through the north exit, one through the south), a 44 minute shootout ensued. Phillips ended up taking his own life as his gun jammed. Matasareanu was shot in the legs multiple times three blocks away. He was arrested but bled to death while waiting for the ambulance that showed up 70 minutes after Matasareanu was handcuffed. In all, almost 2,000 rounds of ammunition was fired by the suspects and LAPD.
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