feb 28, 1997 - Feb 28, 1997
The North Hollywood Shootout
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Two heavily armed men robbed a Bank of America branch in North Hollywood, taking over $300,000. Armed with full-automatic rifles and armor-piercing bullets, they engaged in a shootout with LAPD officers, which was broadcast live. Miraculously, none of the 12 officers and eight civilians injured, some by AK-47 rounds, were killed.
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