North Hollywood shootout

The North Hollywood shootout was a gunfight that happened on February 28, 1997. Emil Matasareanu (July 19, 1966 - February 28, 1997) and Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. (September 20, 1970 - February 28, 1997) were bank robbers, and used AK-47s, an AR-15, an HK-91, and 9 MM pistols. The police could not easily kill them because of their heavy body armor, which was made out of kevlar. 20 people were wounded, and the only two killed were the robbers.

Matasareanu was shot dead by police. Phillips shot himself in the head with a Beretta M92F as police shot him multiple times. His body was left in the street for about an hour before ambulances came to take his body away.

North Hollywood Shootout Media

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  Bushmaster XM15-E2S M4 Style Carbine, straight out of the box

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  Map of the area around the Bank of America and events during the shootout

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  Scale map of the area around the shootout.

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  HK41 Rifle.

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  Beretta 92FS (right)

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  The illegally modified automatic XM-15 with a 100-round Beta Magazine used by Mătăsăreanu, photographed at the location where he died. The No. 25 evidence marker in the background is for his ski mask.