Aftermath and Legal Consequences

For early access and ad free episodes, check out our Patreon, Apple Premium, and Spotify subscription memberships As Casefile continues into its tenth year, we're currently taking a very short break from new episodes Brand new cases will be returning on may twenty thir for premium subscribers and may thirtih for the regular fee In the meantime, we're continuing our special bonus series Case File Archives, a collection of releases revisiting the earliest years of the show, along with previously unreleased premium episodes Rest assured that these are additional bonus releases and will not replace our standard schedule. We will still be delivering the same number of new episodes this year as we did last year. Case File Archives is simply a way to mark the tenth year, revisit some older episodes, and share stories that newer listeners may not have heard before. Forfore the rerelease episodes, we fully edited, polished, rerecorded, and freshly produced them from start to finish to match our current production standards They are not complete rewrites Our aim isn't to reshape the cases or alter the original storytelling to preserve them as they were first told while bringing them up to the level of production the show has today Where appropriate, updates have been added, but the core structure remains faithful to the originals Because of this, these episodes may sound a little different to our recent work Today's rerelease is the North Hollywood Shooter, originally aired as Case eighteen on may eighth, twenty sixteen. I still remember sitting on the floor of my childhood louge room glued to the TV as footage of this shootout played on the evening news Even in the days before the twenty four hour news cycle, social media, and the kind of instant global coverage we see today There was major news here on the other side of the world And those images are still burned into my mind nearly thirty years later Now here is Kase eighteen from Case File Archives. the North Hollywood shootout Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents If you feel at any time you need support, Please contact your local crisis center For suggested phone numbers for confidential support and for a more detailed list of content warnings Please see the show notes for this episode on your app. or on our website. Casefile would like to acknowledge Northhollywoodhootout. net, a website dedicated exclusively to this case, which offers the most comprehensive and factual account you will find online This episode could not have been created without the use of that resource If you would like to know more, check out northhollywoodshootout. net for images, timelines, original newspaper articles, detailed analyses, and much more february twenty eighth, nineteen ninety seven was a regular Friday for Los Angeles police officers Lauren Farrell and Martin Perrello as they made their way down Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood As they drove their patrol car past the Bank of America brranch at the intersection of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Archwood Street they noticed something out of the ordinary Two large figures were entering the bank Both were dressed in black and wearing ski masks Most alarmingly Both were carrying automatic rifles. L forty requesting assistance, we have a possible two out in progress at the Bank of America. Bank of America. What Pul Kan and bth of kidrps. We have notced flared Pty n shows res sppying co three A unit A needs help A the Bank of America, Low Can you north of Kitridge, after N needs help, Bank of America Low, C you North of Kitridge. Before we get to the bank, we go back to nineteen sixty seven. Larry Phillips sr was just one year out of high school when he was sent to jail for what some reports claimed to be grave desecration He was apparently involved in a drunken prank where he tried to dig up a grave and remove the head of a corpse Larry Senr was parooled in january nineteen sixty eight. Just three months later, he was sent back to jail for robbing a gas station He spent three months behind bars before being transferred to a state run psychiatric facility in Colorado The reason for his transfer is unknown Ten months later, on april eighteenth, nineteen sixty nine, Larry Sr escaped A warrant was immediately issued for his arrest, but in the meantime, he picked up his girlfriend, Dorothy Clay, who reportedly had a criminal record of her own and had also spent time in jail The couple went on the run, using numerous aliases to successfully avoid detection for the next few years Very little is known about what happened to them during this time, but at some point, Larry Phillips Sr. and Dorothy Clay made their way to California And it was at the California Hospital in Los Angeles on september twentieth, nineteen seventy. that Larry Phillips a junior was born However, it would be many years until he would be known by this name Given that his parents were still on the run, they used fake names and addresses when registering Larry Jr.'s birth, listing him on his birth certificate as Larry Eugene Warfell By september twenty, nineteen seventy six, Dorothy and Larry Junior were living in a small town near Denver, Colorado Although Larry Sr. was no longer living with them, he came over to celebrate Larry Jr.'s sixth birthday Shortly after he arrived, seven FBI agents stormed through the house and placed him under arrest It's unknown who tipped them off, but he was sent back to jail to serve the rest of his sentence for the gas station robbery after seven years on the run doub, that was an experience Larry Ji. would not forget In the years that followed, Larry Phillips Sr and Dorothy Clay divorced During his sporadic visits with his son Larry Senror passed on his anti police and anti establishment views By nineteen eighty six Dorothy decided to move to Los Angeles sixixteen year old Larry Jr. went with her, having already quit high school in the ninth grade He had developed a love of bodybuilding, and as soon as he got to California, he bought a five year membership to the world famous Gold's Gym at Venice Beach. like so many before him Larry Jr. had plans to make it big He wanted to be the next Arnold Schwarzneegger Gold's gym was a two hour trip from where Lurry Junior was living, but he remained committed It was only after a few years that he realized he wasn't going to make it as a professional bodybuilder and he let his gym membership expire. Looking for other avenues to find his fortune. In nineteen ninety, Larry Jr. looked to cash in on Los Angeles's booming property market To receive his real estate license, he had to undergo a background check He provided a fingerprint Which revealed his first and only arrest in nineteen eighty nine for shoplifting four hundred dollars worth of clothes With his bodybuilding dream shattered and his chance of real estate success taken away due to his criminal record Clarry Junr became down and out Instead of taking responsibility for his own actions, he blamed everybody else and started to resent society and its rules Junior moved back to Denver with his high school sweetheart, turned wife, Sharon, and their two children. Determined to strike it rich, Larry came up with a new plan In nineteen ninety two, he contacted local real estate agents pretending to be a prospective buyer When the agents took him to inspect the house, he watched as they accessed the lockbox which contained the keys to the house, and he memorized the combination Using a fake name, Larry then placed dads in the local paper, claiming to have several rental properties available He took prospective tenants to inspect the properties, claiming they had just been sold and that the new owners wanted to rent them out as soon as possible Larry would then accept down payments for rent and security deposits The scam didn't last long Larry Phillips juniror was soon arrested, but released pending a sentencing hearing in which he faced a possible two years in Denver County jail whilst also participating in a work release program In the lead up to the hearing, Larry walked out on Sharon and their two kids, and they never saw him again The day of his sentencing hearing came on march twenty sixth, nineteen ninety three Larry was nowhere to be seen A warrant for his arrest was issued immediately Like his father before him, it appeared that Larry Jr. had gone on the run Back in nineteen eighty nine while working out at Gold's Gym in Venice Beach Larry Phillips Jr. had made a friend Born on july nineteenth, nineteen sixty six, Emil Madasaranu was a Romanian immigrant who had moved to the USA at the age of eleven While he was the victim of bullying during his years at Pasadena High School Emil went on to complete a three year electronics engineering degree at university He opened his own computer business in nineteen eighty eight, but it failed to get off the ground He got married and had a son But the marriage didn't last either Emil and Larry Jr. had bondered over their shared interest in bodybuilding Eill was also passionate about firearms After Larry fled from his charges in Colorado, he returned to Los Angeles and talked back up with his buddy. bothoth fresh off their failed endeavors They started discussing ways they could make it rich Or maybe it would be more accurate to say that Larry tried to work out how a meal could help make him rich Larry had big dreams of living an extravagant lifestyle He sometimes drove to affluent neighborhoods and parked outside of houses he liked to picture himself living in. bring anyone into his inner circle unless he thought he could use them to his advantage He was the type who tried to break others down just so he could build them back up. and to then control them Larry was the manipulator, while Emil was more the follower did whatever Larry wanted On july twentieth, nineteen ninety three, the pair successfully committed their first robbery ambushing an armored car outside a branch of F Bank in Littleittleton, Colorado Police were unable to identify any suspects, and the pair got away with it Three months later, on october twenty ninth, nineteen ninety three. Larry and Mill were driving through Glendale, California, when they were pulled over by Sergeant Ian Grimes Larry was driving and Emil was in the front passenger seat One question Larry said he had left his license at home, and he gave a false name Sergeant Grimes then asked whose car it was, to which Emil replied, It was Larry's mother's car Sergeant Grimes had already done a check, and he knew the car was actually an airport rental He asked Larry to step out of the vehicle and then patted him down Finding a clock pistol with an extended thirty three round magazine A loud thud then came from inside the car It was the sound of Emil dropping his own pistol underneath the passenger seat Sergeant Grimes called for assistance and covered Larryand E Mill until backup arrived A subsequent search of the car uncovered a semi automatic rifle and a Springfield pistol belonging to Larry as well as a semi automatic rifle and occult pistol belonging to a meil Police also found sixteen hundred and forty nine rounds of thirty nine millimeter ammo. Nine hundred and sixty seven rounds of nine millimeter ramo three hundred and fifty seven rounds of forty five ammo Six smoke bombs two improvised explosive devices One gas mask, two sets of body armor to police scanners sunglasses, gloves, wigs, ski masks, and a stopwatch Two spray cans of hair color. Three different sets of Californian license plates and six thousandteen hundred and twenty dollars in cash The police were convinced they had just stopped a bank robbery from happening And given what was to come, they were quite obviously right. Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Madaseranu were taken to the Glendale pololice station where they were both charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and unlawful weapons activity Larry was also charged with grand Theft order, carrying a loaded concealed firearm and felony perjury, while Emill was charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle At preliminary hearing, the Grand Theft Auto and the perjury charges against Larry were dropped. But the two men still faced eight years jail on the remaining charges The problem was, neither Larry nor Emil said a word and the police had no other information to go on Despite the arsenal and disguises they were found with, It was difficult to prove they were going to commit a robbery At their arrignment, Larry and Emill claimed the disguises were for an upcoming Halloween party As for the weapons and ammo, they said they were headed to a shooting range In exchange for early guilty pleas, the district attorney dropped the conspiracy to commit robbery charges and allowed Larry and Emil to plead to much lesser offenses december twenty seventh, nineteen ninety three Larry was sentenced to ninety nine days in jail while Amil was sentenced to seventy one days Both were given three years probation Both men were released immediately due to time already served. Larry was still wanted in Denver on the rental property scam. For unknown reasons, Danver authorities didn't pursue him Without being extradited back to Colorado to face punishment He was essentially a free man Just under a year and a half after Larry Phillips, Juni. and Emil Madaseranu were released. onn june fourteenth, nineteen ninety five. A fifty two year old security guard named Herman Cook was doing his rounds as an armored car guard for a cash handling company called Brinks It was Hermann's job to drop off and pick up cash for various banks At around twelve twenty five PM, he had just made a drop off at the Bank of America branch on Rosco Boulevard in the quiet Los Angeles neighborhood of Wanetca Herman was walking back to the armored car with an empty money bag when gunshots suddenly rang out. Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Madaseranu were firing high powered rifles from behind a wall in an adjacent parking lot Herman was shot multiple times He staggered to the front of the car and collapsed Herman's partner, Philipppee Cortez, was in the armored car of the time Emile opened fire on the vehicle while Larry made the approach. then managed to take out his own firearm and shoot one of the offenders, but they only staggered indicating they were wearing body armor Larry reached into the car and grabbed a bag of money. The two men then escaped, making off with around one hundred twenty two thousand dollars Felipe was shot in the attack, but survived Herman wasn't so lucky died from the gunshot wounds After that, Larryand Mill decided to change tactics Ten and a half months later, at ten AM on may two, nineteen ninety six They burst through the doors of the Bank of America branch on Woodman Avenue in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nyes Both armed with automatic rifles, they yelled at everyone in the bank too get on the fucking floor Emil then started shooting through the armored tellellar door Due to the type of weapon and caliber of bullet The door opened easily. Amill forced the manager to open the vault and then started filling up a large bag with cash Larry remained in the main area of the bank, keeping an eye on the customers and other staff members In just six minutes, they managed to get away with seven hundred fifty five thousand dollars twentyenty nine days later, at ten AM on may thirty first, nineteen ninety six Larry and Emil burst through the doors of the Bank of America on Rosco Boulevard in Wanneckca It was the same branch they had targeted almost a year earlier when killing Brink's security guard, Herman Cooook Again, the two men yelled at everybody to get down Mill shot his way through the teller door, striking two bank employees with ricochets in the process. Emil grabbed the manager, forced her to open the vault, and screamed at her to fill up his bag When he saw how much money was in the vault, he became agitated. Where's the rest of it? he screamed, before threatening to kill the manager. Amill was expecting a much larger amount. He and Larry had done surveillance on the bank and saw what they thought to be a cash delivery from an armored car But what they had actually seen was a cash pickup Despite being disappointed in the hall, they still managed to escape with over seven hundred ninety four thousand dollars though there were several marked bills amongst that. The two employees who were struck by ricochets survived Emil andil Larry got lucky that day. One of the tellers had managed to hit the silent alarm before diving onto the floor The police were thin on the ground and it took them much longer than usual to respond to the alarm. Lararyander Mill had been in the bank for close to eight minutes typical day, the police would have been able to respond within this time frrame, and it was likely they would have been caught The police had no suspects for the robberies at the time, but they did give the unknown criminals a title the high incident bandits. It would be nine months before they struck again Branch three hundred eighty four of the Bank of America is located at six thousand six hundred Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood. Laryander Mill had studied the bank closely They learned its layout, observed armor carar drop offs and pickups, and carefully formulated a plan At around nine fifteen on the morning of Friday, february twenty eighth, nineteen ninety seven Emil drove a white nineteen eighty seven Chevrolet celebrity sedan with blackened out windows into the northern parking lot of the bank via Archwood Street. The pair weren't mucking around To protect himself, Larry wore a Kevallar body armor vest, a groin protector, and makeshift armor for his shins, thighs and forearms that he'd crafted out of additional vests All up, the body armor weighed around forty three pounds or twenty kilos Larry also wore a load bearing vest that contained ammunition pouches, as well as a belt that contained several canteen pouches filled with ammunition drums for the automatic rifles He also carried a pistol in a shoulder holster Over his armor, Larry was dressed in long black pants, a long sleeved shirt and a black jacket. He wore black gloves with a watch face glued to the back of the left one. Emil was similarly dressed, right down to the glued on watch face on the back of his glove However, he wasn't wearing quite as much body armor as Larry, with his legs and arms unprotected Given their shared interest in bodybuilding, both men were largely built as if they didn't already look intimidating enough They topped things off by wearing black ski masks Between the pair, they had three AK forty seven style fully automatic assault rifles with one hundred round ammo drums, as well as two other assault rifles which had been illegally modified to fire fully automatic two nine millimeter handguns A thirty eight calibber revolver Close to three thousand rounds of Amo. includluding armor piercing rounds These were weapons that were designed for war. By listening to police radios, Larry and Emil had learned that the average response time for police was eight minutes at nine seventeen AM They set their watches for eight minutes. and made their move file will be back shortly Thank you for supporting us by listening to this episode's sponsors What if fragrance could do more than fill a room? The sense of calm collection from the Pura Calm partartnership is designed to help you unwind, recenter, and find stillness right where you are Three fragrances, each paired with Calm's mostost loved audio experiences One to ease you into rest, one to anchor you in presence. One to clear your mind and refresh your energy Fragrance crafted to quiet the noise and guide you back to yourself. Breathe in Research. Discover the sense of calm collllection at pura. com slash calm Thank you for listening to this episode's ads. By supporting our sponsors, you support Casefile to continue to deliver quality content The northern doorway to the bank was about thirty two feet from where the man had parked They each grabbed an AK forty seven and a handgun, leaving the other assault rifles in the Chevrolet, along with a police radio and ran for the door At that very moment, a Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle, occupied by officers Lauren Farrell and Martin Pillo was driving down Laurel Canyon Boulevard on a routine patrol. Pure luck, the officers were in the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on which way you look at it After seeing Larry and Emil, the officers swung the police car into the southern parking lot of the Bank of America and took up positions behind their patrol car Officer Farrell then made the first broadcast. L forty question assistance, we have a possible two hundred eleven in progress at the Bank of America. Bank of America? All came and B of Kedrick, We have not fired. thirty nine shows respying go three. A units after needs help? A the Bank of America, Low Canya north of Kitridge, after needs H, Bank of America Low, Canyon North of Kitridge At the northern entrance of the bank was a foyer containing three ATMs A customer was using one of the ATMs when he felt somebody approach him from behind. Turning around, he got quite the shock when he saw Larryand E Mil Larry ordered Okay, motherfucker, let's go Not about to argue, the customer did as he was told and walked into the bank with the two men Upon their entrance, Emil started firing his rifle into the roof, yelling Everyone down This is a fucking hold up, Larry declared Everyone down, motherfuckers There were about thirty customers in the bank at the time, including five of whom were in the safety deposit box room Everybody complied Although one of the tellers was able to hit the hold upp alarm before diving to the floor Ohop up S in the bank. 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L Call the North of Kitridge looks arere inside of the bank Like in the previous bank robberies, Emil approached the teller door and shot his way through it The door was bullet resistant and designed to stop any pistol aroundound, but it was no match for Emil's high powered automatic assault rifle Once he got through the door, Emil yelled Get the money or we will kill you Joe Villigrana, the branch's assistant manager, got up and made himself known Amill aimed the rifle at him and told him to open the vault As they made their way there, Emil struck Joe in the back of the head with the rifle When they passed the safety deposit box room, Emill shot more rounds into the roof and screamed at the people inside to get out Larry remained in the lobby, keeping control of the customers and other employees Meanwhile, Officer Farrell kept the radio transmissions coming, telling the other police where he wanted everyone set up A, I want a light shit on the north side, I want to shoot it on the south side, and I want to shoot it on the path if possible. fifteen eight thirty nine is responding Code three Tmorr, Canyon Nor of Puture Ridge fifteen eight three, What's the unit on the north side, on the south side and on the rear Freely w come to position himself safely to lock the front door. We don't think the subject's going there C at. off what you do is requesting a unit to safely position themselves in front of the front door. Suspects poss do not know the answered. The next officers to arrive on scene were detectives Tracy Angelles and William Kruak At nine nineteen AM, they pulled into a parking lot opposite the bank's entrance on the western side Sergeant Larry Hayaines was next on scene He blocked off the intersection of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Archwood Street, which was north of the bank. This gave him a view of the door that Larry and Emil had entered through To the best of their knowledge, the offenders had no idea they were outside at this time There were a few civilian witnesses hanging outside the bank. And they each approached Sergeant Hainnes to report what they'd witnessed L for advising have two witnesses over here say there's possibly two and three suspects in size, possibly K forty seven' are wearing ski maskark clothing. fifteen L forty advisers two correctional witnesses at the location visus two to three suspects at the bank wearing ski masks and AK forty sevenh Less than thirty seconds later, seemingly now realizing that the police were there Larry exited the bank through the northern lobby Sergeant Haines released another broadcast find is I think somebody just came out of the Frenont and Bank America In advisor unknown person has exited the bank Outside, Larry casually looked around and surveyed the scene He didn't look concerned at all. From his position, it's likely he would have only been able to see Sergeant Hainne's patrol car So it might not have looked that bad after having a look around. Larry turned around and calmly walked back inside the bank Shortly after this, Officer Martin Whitfield arrived and parked next to Sergeant Haines Mewile Mill had gained entry to the vault Progress was slow due to the cash being stored in several separate locked boxes This was specifically designed to slow down bank robberies And it was working Emil forced the assistant manager, Joe Lagrana to open the boxes and fill his bag with the cash In the lobby, Larry walked over to a security guard who was lying face down on the floor Larry put his foot on the god's neck pointed his rifle at him and said If you move, Motherfucker, I will kill you When I tell you, I want you to move all of these people to the vault The security guard nodded Larry then walked off, shooting his rifle into the roof while screaming Nobody look at me or I will kill you Inside the vault Mil was becoming furious There was nowhere near the amount of money he'd anticipated Unbeknownst to him, due to the large number of recacent robberies, including the two at Van Nyers and Wanka that Larryander Mill had committed Bank of America had changed its delivery schedule Much to Emil's outrage, the North Hollywood Banch still hadn't received their cash delivery that morning Mill started firing his weapon in frustration. 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This today that will ch on requesting the swat res f of this location requesting eighteen in for swat By this point, police had the bank surrounded Officers Haines and Whitfield were still at the intersection of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Archwood Street giving them a good view of the northern doorway Officer Brentlinger was east of their position, covering the northeastern side of the bank First officers on the scene, Farrel and Parello, were still in position in the southern parking lot Detectives Kuulac Angelles had been joined by officer Zborovan and Officer Guy in the parking lot opposite the bank on the western side And there were still plenty more police officers on the way. inside the vault Joe had placed three hundred three thousand three hundred and five dollars inside a Mill's bag. Amongst all that cash were three die packs Emil walked out of the vault towards the teller door Larry yelled at a bank employee to open the door. Open the fucking door She complied Larry then yelled at the security guard, demanding Move these people to the vault now. The customers and employees made their way inside the vault The time was nine twenty four AM Larry Phillips, Junr. and Emil Madaseranu had been inside the bank for over seven minutes Larry burst through the northern door of the bank, looking straight up towards the intersection of Archwood Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard, where Haines and Whitfield were positioned withithout a second of hesitation Larry opened fire. First, he aimed for Officer Haines's patrol car. Three civilian witnesses were still there and immediately dove for cover. Officer Whitfield was behind his patrol car next to Hainnes. Larry took aim and unleashed on him as well bullets ripped through the car with these wounding Whitfield in the process S now canceler has been automized. L down R automatic fire the p in the area with fired. Fy just open' up. 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And he saw an opportunity AsZaborovan stepped out and fired two shots from his pump action shotgun Some of the pellets struck Larry in the back One even found a gap in his body armor and struck him directly The hit caused Larry to stumble But he didn't fall. He turned around to face the Boravan who had resumed his position behind the cover of the locksmith kaosk Larry opened fire on the kaosk, shooting over one hundred rounds into the building The cover was flimsy, and bullets penetrated the walls easily and ricocheted all over the place The officers hit the ground Officers Zaboravvan and Gaya had body armor on, but detectives Kruulac An Angelles did not Realizing this, Zabborovan placed his body over the top of Detective Angela's A few seconds l I He was struck twice and started bleeding heavily. We know about these offers out instead We're gonna attackem here. Any you know how many officers are now? we have one I wasnt on, wasn't? 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RA is a Rquat is being notified to airlif After unloading on the locksmith kaosk, Larry turned back to the North towards officers Whitfield and Hainnes and the three civilian witnesses Haines was broadcasting on the police radio when Larry opened fire again, striking Haines in the upper left arm The patrol car was being quickly destroyed by bullets and offering minimal protection Civilian Tracy Fisher could see her cover dwindling away Panicking, she decided to run, but as she tried to get away, she was shot in the foot Tracy dropped back down behind the patrol car Another civilian, Michael Horan had also been struck Together with Officer Haines, this left three wounded people behind the patrol car Behind the locksmith kiosk, Detective Krulak asked officer Saborovan if he was able to run. by being shot. Zaborvan said he could The two tried to get to safety using vehicles in the parking lot as cover. But Larry spotted them and unleashed more bullets Both men were hit with glass and other fragments as Larry's bullets damaged the surrounding cars Detective Krulak was also shot in the right ankle. The pair spotted a dentist's surgery nearby and made a run for it, while Larry continued peppering them with bullets When they got to the dentist's door, they didn't have time to stop and open it Instead, they just dove right through the glass Using the cars in the parking lot as cover, detective Angelas and Officer Guy tried to escape as well Larry turned his attention to them and sprayed them with bullets And By this point, Larry had been firing at the police for around three minutes During that time, he had fired approximately three hundred rounds and wounded several officers and civilians. Nine twenty seven AM Larry walked back inside the ban Police struggled to explain the onslaught. One officer put it best when he said I was in the wrong place with the wrong gun The bullets the police were using were incapable of penetrating Larry's body armor given that most of his body was protected The police basically had no chance Larry, on the other hand, had an automatic assault rifle with armor piercing rounds that were going through cars and walls with ease wasn't a fair fight From inside the dentist office, Officer Zaborovan called out for help The dentist on site, Dr. Jorge Monz tended to him right away But he really needed a hospital Outside, more and more officers arrived at the scene and took positions around the perimeter At nine thirty AM Larry walked back outside This time, Emil was with him They both carried the bag of money through the door and stood in the entranceway, which gave them a level of protection. They then opened fire, aiming towards the position where Officer Guy and Detective Angelles were taking cover Upstairs in the dentist office, Zuborvam was looking out and could see what was going on. He yelled into the police radio. fifty thousand. Im the guy, keep going? I the guy is the g kill you Aerboravvan was trying to direct his colleague to safety, but Officer Guy was pinned down by the heavy fire. ripped through the car he was taking cover behind and he was struck in the right thigh Officer Guy took his gun belt off and used it as a tournquet, which would ultimately save his life Detect Eangelist was also wounded The police were basically helpless at this point Most of the original responders had been wounded, and the SWT team still hadn't arrived They had actually been on a training exercise at the police Academy when the call came through Larry and Emil continued to fire at anything that moved Despite being completely surrounded They calmly left the entrance of the bank and walked out into the open Wounded officers Haynes and Whitfield were still behind their patrol cars with the three civilians when they realized that Larry and Emil were moving towards them The officers made a decision to try and protect the civilians by drawing the fire away from them Officers Hainnes and Whitfield got up and ran so that the shooters would target them instead Taines managed to reach a nearby tre line and took cover He was wounded again this time in the left shin Whitfield also tried to take cover behind a nearby tree, but not before being shot through the fire shuttered his femur, putting him in really bad shape but he managed to crawl his way behind the tree. Satisfied with badly wounding him, Laryander Mill continued to fire Officers were going down everywhere file will be back shortly Thank you for supporting us by listening to this episode's sponsors Thank you for listening to this episode's ads By supporting our sponsors, you support Casefile to continue to deliver quality content. I need an h in unit, please help in the building before a pking lot officers requesting help in the building and coring parking lot,' possibly also and motor offer down as Victory in Arkwood. I'll need a checkpo and open the night Richard back. Y I just requested how, what is your location in the buildilder's parking lot air South offuse in the cour wanted in the building. Multiple officers hit. Multiple officers hit in the building south of South of Huuse markarket. Multiple officers did. They're sending in a tank for the officers This p advice but surely no start the bank. on the north side of the bank Oh, it's a citywide tack alert. We are now on tack alert due to that unusual occurren in North Hollywood Division. A citywide tack alert this time until further notice Media helicopters had started to arrive and were capturing the first pictures of this madness that would soon be broadcast around the world A police helicopter also circled above, giving updates on what they could see from the air Larry carried the bag of money to their Chevrolet, while Emil covered him by continuing to shoot. By this point, the dire packs had exploded inside the bag but a lot of the money remained untainted Larry dropped the bag next to the car and grabbed some more ammunition, with a mill close behind They're going to north. they're going to the front. out north The suspects are exiting through the north front Dan. Suspect on who the walking around like nothing. You got eighteen forty seven' do doesn look black, everybody more black This lookounds like they're exiting the bank on the north side of the building, arrmed with AK forty seven and wearing heavy body armor Yes. H off these guys are firing at the officers. They offers to stamp back. these guys are firing at Party air unit, the subject are firing at all officers. Day down, party air unit As E mill made his way to the car, a bullet grazed him above the right eyire. The wound was only a few millimeters away from killing him. Emil dropped to one knee behind the Chevrolet while he assessed the damage He also had a gunshot wound to the calf. Once he realized he was okay, Emil jumped into their vehicle Larry didn't seem too interested in getting in He was still shooting at anything and everything Many more officers had arrived on the scene and they were shooting at the offenders from multiple positions. Larry was shot at least three times in this exchange, but the body armor continued to protect him I think theseese guys are getting ready to get it. What back is' the light vehicle O that like just entered a white vehicle the right there go that's the west the I on the west side of a bank Or us I can still find enough officers to the rare location I'll offer say once Ipect to st still firing and offered in the rear of the bank. Once uppect have entered a white vehicle on the west side of the bank While waiting for the SWT team to arrive, the North Hollywood Watch commommander put a callout for any available officers to go to a B and B gun store and get some bigger guns that would have the ability to get through Larryand E Mil's body armor There's nothing new other than get st ofing To any that is available, to go to Britain and pick up some weapons. They're requesting someone to go to VAA and pick a weapon me out there. Do have any funy available to go to B andB gun? Hang on, Squot, unit comeand. Cash forty one is going for be gun. I like going. Vteen cash forty one is going to be guns A detective unit and a crash unit responded to the call The store was closed when they arrived, but they managed to get staff to open up The shop owner instructed his staff to give the LAPD whatever they wanted Police reinforcements continued. Larry was taking more and more fire He made his way back to the Chevrolet and swapped weapons Justers retriase additional weapons from the truck of his vehicle. The suspect is retrieving additional weapons from the vehicle and shots are being fired The suspect is walking all these inter b bas' d people to come after him You've got additional weapon to the truck is open on your vehicle Why Larry didn't get into the car to start the getaway at this point, noody knows Instead, he took a knee in front of the Chevrolet, aimed upward, and started firing at the media helicopters. Larry was shot again. body armor was still holding up He continued firing nonstop Emil opened the passenger door, beckoning for Larry to get in But Larry slammed the door shut He was intent to stay outside the vehicle and provide covering fire. Be they outstand and somebody has a shot tin St quick f Once Sic is walking east of the bank, fifteen ten advis if someone has a shot, take it this gu is not going down. He's got heavy body armor . The Suspect has heavy body armor offed our fiy atam and he's not going down Despite taking multiple hits, Larry wasn't going down Body armor was too effective that left only one place for the police to aim The call was put out to aim for the headd Officer Whitfield had been keeping radio contact, but it was starting to get touch and go . We have an off or down victory west of Laell Canyon. He needs help C three. He is tapping out. J left of the one hundred and seventy freeway at Victory, the outhor needs health immediately Two officers who took action in response to the officer down calls were Anthony Kabuniick and Todd Schmidz while responding to Officer Whitfield's call They instead came across detective Anangegelas and Officer Guy bothoth wounded and still taking cover in the parking lot opposite the bank. Officer Kubunik grabbed offfficer Guy and pulled him into their car, while Detective Angelles was able to get in herself Officer Schmidittz then reversed harshly out of the parking lot to get medical help The SWT team had arrived by this point and immediately got to work rescuing the other injured officers and civilians They got hold of an armored car to assist in the rescue one hundred twenty advice units on the perimeter. that when the officer is rescued, the fire Department has set up toampo the fire station eighty nine and bringing in a helicopter take about. Ga officer, when he's rescued to fire station fire station eighty nine, they have units standing by , Eph officer has been rearched other down of our tweting C Canyon. He's to the unconscious he is down on the left side of the street I is the off that down in Low Cana Arwood is unconscious. Shots are being fired fed off out at Archwood and Lowell Canyon forty is about thirty yards north of Archwood on Lowl Canyon. be about thirty yards north of Archwood or Low Canyon. The officer is down unconscious. Fty offer is behind the tree and he's got covered. The officer that's down has got covered behind the tree. The RAS been notified we're trying to get someone in for him stand by. Everybody stand by. Everyone stand by there's an armd car coming in full of police officers.ving. Emil put the Chevrolet in motion, deciding it was time to attempt to leave Tffic vehicle is moving Slowly, Emil drove out of the parking lot, with Larry walking alongside the vehicle and firing non stop Emil turned right onto Archwood Street and headed east while Larry was hit twice more He sought refuge behind a large truck with a long trailer that was parked on the side of the road Emil completely lost sight of Larry and continued driving east We've got one susbpect driving to light vehicle eastbound from the North parking lot. We've got one suspect on foot. The suspect on foot is behind a long trail truck trailer rig , good S moving out. Squot is moving in. There's one suspect eastbound from the north side of the parking lot in the vehicle. The other one is on near the mall trailer. Squot is been ro in six thousand six hundred low canon across from Dle Talle for the off.ound near Archwood. The suspect are moving eastbound ne eastbound near Archwood Officer Torres had a clear shot of the Chevrolet and fired twelve bullets into it, prompting Emille to drive off, leaving Larry behind One of Larry's gunshot wounds was bad enough that it would turn fatal if he didn't get help soon To add to his problems, Larry's rifle had also jammed. He pulled out his Barrta pistol and started walking east A the first walking, walking at n It at One street East Garbar Laow Canyon. The Sject is walking toward onene street east of Laow Canyon from Archwood Way up ahead, Larry could say Emile in the Chevrolet But a mil wasn't waiting He had his own problems being pursued by other officers At least seven officers stood in the path between Larry and the Chevrerolet. continued firing at the police with his barrata that he was shot yet again By this point, he had suffered eleven gunshot wounds The latest one struck him in the hand, causing him to drop the pistol He picked it up off the ground putut it under his chin and shot himself in the head Dart instantly Larry Phillips, Junr. was twenty six years old Meanwhile, up the road, Emil was still under fire himself, being closely followed by police on the ground and helicopters in the air The Chevrolet was leaking fuel and its tyres were flat Realizing it wouldn't be drivevable for much longer, Emil needed to swap cars He was still driving east on Archwood Street when a red Ford sedan drove towards him Seeing the shot up vehicle with a mill behind the wheel, The reed forward started to reverse. Emil got out of his car and motioned for the Red Forord to come back didn't So a mill started firing at it Dif is the suspect is in a light vehicle is at limp. He's out of the vehicle, he's shooting at civilians. The suspect is out of the vehicle at limp shooting at civilians. All of this was being caught on camera. Times were getting desperate for a meal and a getaway was looking close to impossible. He got back into the Chevrolet and just sat there, doing nothing He did nothing for overver ten seconds before putting the Chevrolet into drive and continuing east along Archwood Street the suspect is back in the light vehicle. He is now moving slowly east down between lamp and back Emil then found another target, a nineteen sixty two Jeep gladiator being driven by a man named Bill Maar A mill started firing through the windscreen of his vehicle into Bill's jeep This was enough for Bill to stop the Jeep and get out and run A mill pulled up next to the jape He got out of the Chevrolet. all of his weapons and ammo into the Jeep and then jumped behind the wheel and attempted to drive off Couldn't get it started 's like a four do h. It just too a citizen's vehle. looks like a fone truck. It' fing on the wind ball right on Achwood the subject of the citizens ability went bound on Aarchuary Wound A pololice car containing three SWT officers, Don Anderson, Steve Gomez, and Richard Masser sped east down Archwood Street. Emil s in the Jeep facing west Meaning the officers were approaching head on Officer Anderson was driving In an incredibly brave move, he drove straight at a mill, pulling the car up at an angle directly in front of the Jeep When a mill saw the SWT team pull up, He jumped out of the Jeep and took cover behind the Chevrolet This put a distance of about thirty feet and three cars between him and the SWA officers Fierce gun battle ensued Westbound Archwood They're fine. I they're fine More shots of being fired, shots of being fired I by why w fire. One call fire All units bl are cross fire. O argu with between rapper and Hind Bro engaging the suspect. All units stay back On archw between rapp and Tes, Air unit advice all off to stay backad, watch for crossfire. Camil was struck several times, but his body armor saved him yet again The SWT team quickly realized that if they fired underneath the vehicles, they would be able to hit a mele in the legs, which weren't protected by armor Their plan worked Amil was shot multiple times in the legs, with one bullet actually shattering his leg Still, he refused to give up and continued firing But it was clear that SWT were winning the battle Mil was hit several more times, and eventually he collapsed to the ground dropping his weapon in the process The SWT team pounced on him. The entire exchange had lasted just under two minutes. me away What on here, R I so? Onence up second I put right second country The third I said is company wor put R h. The time was ten one AM. The North Hollywood shootout was over But the scene was obviously still chaotic Injured officers and civilians were everywhere And the LAPD still wasn't entirely sure if all the gunmen had been caught or if there were others still on the loose They started checking the scene and the surrounding area for more shooters a job that would ultimately take them twelve hours to officially clear All up, Emil had been shot twenty nine times, but he was still breathing. Two detectives stk guard over him while other police cleared the area. After sixty five minutes, with an ambulance unable to get to him in time Emil Madaseranu died at the scene He was thirty years old Later that same year, Emil's family filed a civil suit against the LAPD and specifically the two detectives who guarded him as he lay dying The court case alleged that paramedics had been making their way to attend to a meal, but had been turned away by police. It also alleged that an officer had cancellled the call for more paramedics, and that ultimately Police had deliberately let a meal det. In their defense, the LAPD explained that it was standard procedure not to allow any paramedics into what they called a hot zone as to put their lives in danger given that they believed there were more active shooters in the area at the time The LAPD said they couldn't allow paramedics to attend to a meal for their own safety The jury couldn't reach a verdict, and the case resulted in a hung jury After that, Emil's family ended up dropping the civil suit During the North Hollywood shootout, over three hundred police officers had responded to the city wide tactical alert thirty two officers had fired their weapons All up, Larryander Mill had fired about eleven hundred rounds between them, while the police had fired around six hundred and fifty