![]() ![]() He shot himself in the head, but an autopsy report noted the coroner could not determine whether he or police fired the fatal shot. His gun jammed when he was pinned down behind a car. Matasareanu, shot twice in the bank parking lot, took cover in a getaway car and slowly drove toward Phillips, who continued walking and shooting. Realizing how badly they were outgunned, some of the officers got rifles at nearby gun stores. The two bank robbers, Larry Eugene Phillips Jr., 26, and Emil Matasareanu, 30, were killed.Īfter a bystander reported the robbery to authorities, responding officers were met with a barrage of gunfire from Phillips as he casually walked out of the bank and into the parking lot. Forty-four minutes later, hundreds of rounds had been fired by the robbers carrying AK-47s and LAPD officers, most of whom were armed only with their handguns. It began with an attempted robbery at the Bank of America branch in North Hollywood. 28, 1997 when two bank robbers wearing body armor and wielding assault rifles engaged in a ferocious gunfight with officers on the streets of North Hollywood. One of the most violent days in LAPD history unfolded on live television on Feb. ![]()
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