These were serial bank robbers that had amassed armor-piercing bullets and automatic weapons. They had also made themselves complete body suits of Kevlar so they were pretty much invulnerable. At that time officers were only allowed to carry handguns, only SWAT was allowed to have long guns. Everything changed after this incident. The full documentary can be found under North Hollywood Shootout. There are two versions but I think that is the best one.
Phillips had full body armor from the shoulders/chest down to toe. Emil only had a vest with trauma plates. Emil was shot in the ass twice and that prompted him to get into the getaway car. You are correct in saying that Patrol only had access to handguns, but they also had shotguns in their disposal. Only SWAT had the AR-15 fully automatic armor piercing ammo and military type equipment. This is one of the best ones I think too. I dunno why Phillips wouldn't just jump in the car and drive away...maybe he thought that the multiple helicopters wouldn't lose them so there was no point. So instead of go to jail for years he did us all a favor and ended it himself... I guess they had robbed other banks for over a million in total. Why go back for more? That's alot of money back then and still is to this day 23 years later.
@@ajcook7777 AR does not mean automatic rifle. AR-15s are one pull one shot. You might be thinking of a different type of gun that is fully automatic. The officers probably do use AR-15s and not full on assault rifles.
I was six when this happened, but mom and dad wouldn't let my brothers and I watch it, but I can remember sneaking to see a lot of this footage appearing on the screen. At that age, I didn't know what it was, it just looked like a movie to me, so it was years later before I happened across the footage again and remembered. Now that I'm older I'm kinda incredulous that I thought "movie" when I saw this footage back then, but can't really blame myself since I believe it was the first shooting I ever saw on TV.
I was 9 years old and my two friends and I were living in Redding, California when that was going on. It was a Friday and we watched it on the evening news after school.
Since the gunman was shooting at police in order to get away, I wonder if it would have helped the situation if cops would have stopped shooting and let them get away and then have the SWAT team go after them.
And people want to defund the Police, and think Police dont need certain types of vehicles or weapons......Most of whom are in Ca and Ny where this type of stuff is more common.
The actual recording of the officers is amazing, if they'd turn down the music which is annoying throughout, I bet I could understand the other half of what he's saying.
How bad you need to be to shoot for an hour with AKs without killing anyone? Thanks god they were worst at aiming than stormtroopers and not real marksmen.
Maybe killing the officers isn't their biggest priority. The robbers main strategy against the police was suppressive fire. The point of suppresive fire isn't to kill anyone, it is to force the enemy to take cover.
I still remember watching this on live T.V. It was on every major news channel. The showed the one gunman shooting himself, the other gunman almost killing officers and being captured, they showed it all. I’m pretty sure when they captured the one gunman an officer in the pile shot him somewhere on his body that ultimately killed him because the shot was in a spot he had full armor on. Even tho the police found better weapons in a pawn shop or gun shop it was still in a spot he shouldn’t of been shot in. Unless I’m thinking of another shooting but I’m pretty sure it was the longer living suspect
You know I kind of try to keep opinions to myself. I am a retired Sheriff's Deputy. It was hard on females back in the day. Made us work harder. We had to prove we could do the work. Everyone single officer who responded got there are hero's! Not only that, they responded fast! Consider where they are. The traffic is horrific! Driver's will often ignore first responders. Ambulance, fire trucks, police and anyone else that responds to emergencies. The police got there before the bank robbers even left the bank. For you to even suggest the responders were incompetent really pisses me off. You go out and willingly put your life on the line to protect people you don't know. You go and be shot and still fight to save lives. You don't have what it takes to do that. If you think they aren't afraid, or that they may never see their loved ones isn't thought of? Good grief! Bet you don't even vote for more funding so they can do their job's better.
@@marshamoore8385 have to sincerely apologise for giving the impression that I even suggested incompetence ruled the scene. I just figured that once they realised the crims were wearing body armor, head or leg shots were an obvious target. It seemed they still consistently aimed at centre mass. The police must have been trained to be good shots obviously not against a hail of bullets that never seemed to stop though, until the robbers had to reload their clips..... perfect time to take a head, leg shot, no? You could see the fear, pain and adrenalin in the outgunned period. You have to agree though that swat did take forever which left the men vulnerable during entire drama if the footage of the event is in actual time. Commandeering the armored van was a great idea? The road and area was closed off before the robbers left the bank, so the van could have been there the whole time? Officers risked their lives using flimsy protection until the van was used. As an emergency responder myself there can be a lot of hindsight and what ifs but it's amazing how quickly one can think and react. A hail of bullets makes a difference though in thinking ability I'm sure, never had to experience that. I'm really glad it worked out for all involved. There were definite hero's that day. So once again sincere apology for any offence or insult against those involved or those who risk their lives daily.
@@nonacee5065 Thank you so much for clarifying what you meant. As a First Responer yourself and me a retired one (thank God), there isn't much positive feedback for us. But because of this, swat officer's no longer have to go to a central location for armaments or ballistic protection. We now (some departments) have access to Army combat vehicles. I think this is why we don't see this type of thing much anymore. The tragity is these cowards are now targeting our children. Kill a kid lose your life! Do not pass go, do not earn the right to a trial free of charge. At some point people such as ourselves need to have the the same right's as the criminals themselves. Usually it's the few cop's that are rotten to the core that cause us more harm than the criminals. Thank you again for the clarification. We do tend to be protective of those who choose to do work in our professions don't we?
@@marshamoore8385 absolutely, all emergency frontline workers need support, appreciation and co-operation. We learn from events, it's just a pity people usually die before lessons learned are implemented.
A 50 BMG will defeat any type of body armor all day long. I'm only assuming swat did not have this available or didn't have the opportunity to use such a weapon.
To Miss Ranch Out Doors that would never happen. First they would have to Mount it on a Humvee or a Bear Cat or something like that. Second a Fifty Cal would go right through everything endangering more people and possibly being a wall down. Too much liability
Real responding would be the judge giving them more than 100 days in jail for getting busted before with a car full of guns, ammo, body armor, I.E.D 's..
It was going to be something else if not that. They had an unhealthy shared obsession. Philips in particular looked for that ammo on the anticipation of police finally catching him
I’m at a loss as to why the first responders didn’t Immediately requisition fully automatic rifles and telescopic sites from the nearest gun store and take head shots at these mugs. If NHPD only had .38 specials and 12 gauge pumps with buck shot. Surely there were heavier weapons use while they are waiting for SWAT
I watched this live in L. A. They forgot the part where some officers went into a gun store and commandeered some assault rifles to defend themselves. I have this on VHS somewhere, lol.
In real world headshots doesn't exists even snipers can't go for headshots because center mass shot is much more effective. Ak-47 have 300-600m effective range but pistols and shotguns have 50-100 m effective range. I am a CBRN Specialist when gun fires in real life it's really loud and shakes your whole body when you hear it.
A 50 BMG would defeat the body armor. Not sure if swat had the the opportunity to utilize something like that,though. It's easy to be an armchair operator but there's no body armor that can withstand a 50 bmg.
To Rishi I was watching a documentary about this. Years later didn’t Lt. Zingo the Commsnder of the North Hollywood Division that day actually give the order to go for the head. I think his exact words were shoot for the head they’re not wearing body armor there.?
In what year did they release the movie Red Heat with Val Kilmer and Al Pacino? Either this movie inspired the robbers or the robbers inspired the movie because both these events look almost identical!
@@geraldsworld2184 Thats right, we all have different sense of humour. But if you find crime, death, aggression and violence funny, then you should seek mental help. Seriously, many people who find these things entertaining or funny have Cluster B personality disorder. If you don't believe me, please google it. ..and Im not being funny, Im serious!!
@@MrCooper83 NORMALLY I wouldn't laugh at this stuff but the thing is I'm not laughing at the fact that this could've killed many people I'm laughing at the fact that it reminds me of gta 5 I understand what you think but I'm miserable. That people were tramutized. By being even near the shootout .
This happened decades ago back when our Tactical police had to deploy to a central armory to gear up then deploy. this was back when the U.S didn't deploy tactical forces by helicopter to scenes like this. We very much do now though. In fact, our tactical police deploy really frequently and very quickly these days using helicopters and armored vehicles.
One of them was of Romanian ancestry.He was hit 29 times in the legs+feet after the cops fired underneath the car he was behind.The bullets skimmed off the ground+hit him in the only places that had no armour.
How nobody was killed except the two gunmen is a absolute miracle, those officers deserve medals for they’re bravery!
Yeah
Yup it's was.
Thank goodness a lot of changes have been made since then. I hope those officers, the dentist and assistant were awarded for their bravery.
Do not forget the dispatchers!
Ik right
Outstanding job brothers and sisters Awesome job!
Those dispatchers are the unsung heroes.
These were serial bank robbers that had amassed armor-piercing bullets and automatic weapons. They had also made themselves complete body suits of Kevlar so they were pretty much invulnerable. At that time officers were only allowed to carry handguns, only SWAT was allowed to have long guns. Everything changed after this incident. The full documentary can be found under North Hollywood Shootout. There are two versions but I think that is the best one.
Phillips had full body armor from the shoulders/chest down to toe.
Emil only had a vest with trauma plates.
Emil was shot in the ass twice and that prompted him to get into the getaway car.
You are correct in saying that Patrol only had access to handguns, but they also had shotguns in their disposal. Only SWAT had the AR-15 fully automatic armor piercing ammo and military type equipment.
This is one of the best ones I think too.
I dunno why Phillips wouldn't just jump in the car and drive away...maybe he thought that the multiple helicopters wouldn't lose them so there was no point. So instead of go to jail for years he did us all a favor and ended it himself...
I guess they had robbed other banks for over a million in total. Why go back for more? That's alot of money back then and still is to this day 23 years later.
@@ajcook7777 AR does not mean automatic rifle. AR-15s are one pull one shot. You might be thinking of a different type of gun that is fully automatic. The officers probably do use AR-15s and not full on assault rifles.
The robber's family even had the nerve to file a lawsuit against the police for not calling in ems while the suspect bleed to death. Poor baby.
Wow really
I was six when this happened, but mom and dad wouldn't let my brothers and I watch it, but I can remember sneaking to see a lot of this footage appearing on the screen. At that age, I didn't know what it was, it just looked like a movie to me, so it was years later before I happened across the footage again and remembered. Now that I'm older I'm kinda incredulous that I thought "movie" when I saw this footage back then, but can't really blame myself since I believe it was the first shooting I ever saw on TV.
It was definitely surreal.
I was 9 years old and my two friends and I were living in Redding, California when that was going on. It was a Friday and we watched it on the evening news after school.
I was sick home from school that day I watched it on live TV
@@mjs1557Wow really l was 26 when this happened and l was living in LaBelle Florida
@@mjs1557Wow really l was 26 when this happened and l was living in LaBelle Florida
Since the gunman was shooting at police in order to get away, I wonder if it would have helped the situation if cops would have stopped shooting and let them get away and then have the SWAT team go after them.
And people want to defund the Police, and think Police dont need certain types of vehicles or weapons......Most of whom are in Ca and Ny where this type of stuff is more common.
True facts
I'm outside America and noticed it's mainly California and Chicago and New York thank god I don't live there and definitely will never visit USA
A ton of people in my city wanted to defund the police and so the police immediately increased their budget by $900,000
Those are the people we send in first, then. "Let's see you handle this situation."
@@meredithisme3752 Just don't go there. The rest of the USA is decent.
The actual recording of the officers is amazing, if they'd turn down the music which is annoying throughout, I bet I could understand the other half of what he's saying.
How bad you need to be to shoot for an hour with AKs without killing anyone? Thanks god they were worst at aiming than stormtroopers and not real marksmen.
Maybe killing the officers isn't their biggest priority.
The robbers main strategy against the police was suppressive fire.
The point of suppresive fire isn't to kill anyone, it is to force the enemy to take cover.
i could imagine if someday this was make into a movie
its already a movie. (44 minutes)
@@theophilussarpei2375 that movie was horrible lol they need to make another one
Ik right Big Time
I still watch this shocked and mourning who kept us safe from this madness God bless you all killed by this shooting 🙏 ❤ 😔😪😰
This is one of the main reason officers carry rifles in their cars in California
You can find it in 48:23.
Yea I agree with that
I still remember watching this on live T.V. It was on every major news channel. The showed the one gunman shooting himself, the other gunman almost killing officers and being captured, they showed it all. I’m pretty sure when they captured the one gunman an officer in the pile shot him somewhere on his body that ultimately killed him because the shot was in a spot he had full armor on. Even tho the police found better weapons in a pawn shop or gun shop it was still in a spot he shouldn’t of been shot in. Unless I’m thinking of another shooting but I’m pretty sure it was the longer living suspect
They shot him and let him bleed out. His family sued LAPD for wrongful death and it ended in a hung jury
Victor Garcia = Stuart Guy
Terri Austin = Tracey Angeles
To me it took a long time way to long , before heavy weapons where brought in .
Head shots would do it..... Had to do it to themselves.
Swat took forever.
You know I kind of try to keep opinions to myself. I am a retired Sheriff's Deputy. It was hard on females back in the day. Made us work harder. We had to prove we could do the work. Everyone single officer who responded got there are hero's! Not only that, they responded fast! Consider where they are. The traffic is horrific! Driver's will often ignore first responders. Ambulance, fire trucks, police and anyone else that responds to emergencies. The police got there before the bank robbers even left the bank. For you to even suggest the responders were incompetent really pisses me off. You go out and willingly put your life on the line to protect people you don't know. You go and be shot and still fight to save lives. You don't have what it takes to do that. If you think they aren't afraid, or that they may never see their loved ones isn't thought of? Good grief! Bet you don't even vote for more funding so they can do their job's better.
@@marshamoore8385 have to sincerely apologise for giving the impression that I even suggested incompetence ruled the scene. I just figured that once they realised the crims were wearing body armor, head or leg shots were an obvious target. It seemed they still consistently aimed at centre mass.
The police must have been trained to be good shots obviously not against a hail of bullets that never seemed to stop though, until the robbers had to reload their clips..... perfect time to take a head, leg shot, no?
You could see the fear, pain and adrenalin in the outgunned period. You have to agree though that swat did take forever which left the men vulnerable during entire drama if the footage of the event is in actual time.
Commandeering the armored van was a great idea?
The road and area was closed off before the robbers left the bank, so the van could have been there the whole time?
Officers risked their lives using flimsy protection until the van was used.
As an emergency responder myself there can be a lot of hindsight and what ifs but it's amazing how quickly one can think and react.
A hail of bullets makes a difference though in thinking ability I'm sure, never had to experience that.
I'm really glad it worked out for all involved.
There were definite hero's that day.
So once again sincere apology for any offence or insult against those involved or those who risk their lives daily.
@@nonacee5065 Thank you so much for clarifying what you meant. As a First Responer yourself and me a retired one (thank God), there isn't much positive feedback for us. But because of this, swat officer's no longer have to go to a central location for armaments or ballistic protection. We now (some departments) have access to Army combat vehicles. I think this is why we don't see this type of thing much anymore. The tragity is these cowards are now targeting our children. Kill a kid lose your life! Do not pass go, do not earn the right to a trial free of charge. At some point people such as ourselves need to have the the same right's as the criminals themselves. Usually it's the few cop's that are rotten to the core that cause us more harm than the criminals. Thank you again for the clarification. We do tend to be protective of those who choose to do work in our professions don't we?
@@marshamoore8385 absolutely, all emergency frontline workers need support, appreciation and co-operation.
We learn from events, it's just a pity people usually die before lessons learned are implemented.
@@marshamoore8385 the SWAT team took too long not the first responders!
I wonder who made the bullet proof clothing they were wearing 😳
They made it
@@siphonzyno7378Wow really damn
I remember watching this live on tv about 30 miles away.
why didn’t you get down there and join the battle ?
@@timmyshore3755 I was 12 and wouldn’t be able to identify you.
Wow really
Dr saad was on untold stories of the er
A 50 BMG will defeat any type of body armor all day long. I'm only assuming swat did not have this available or didn't have the opportunity to use such a weapon.
There's no way swat would carry a 50
It tough metals and materials thickness that can stop a 50 12.7mm
To Miss Ranch Out Doors that would never happen. First they would have to Mount it on a Humvee or a Bear Cat or something like that. Second a Fifty Cal would go right through everything endangering more people and possibly being a wall down. Too much liability
That's not what an AK-47 sounds like
They weren't. They were a larger model.
Even media telemundo got there before the cowardly SWAT
Swat team too late ☹️☹️☹️
Yup very late for real
Real responding would be the judge giving them more than 100 days in jail for getting busted before with a car full of guns, ammo, body armor, I.E.D 's..
I watched this as it unfolded. Live on TV. Helicopter live footage
Those Shooters definitely played too much gta
that game wasn’t out yet
@@timmyshore3755 yes it was
Is this real 😨
It is the reason why it is mandatory to have a patrol rifle.
Yes it was real
Yes it's was
Yes!
It was watching the movie HEAT a few too many times that influenced these dudes!. And how knowone was killed is beyond me
It was going to be something else if not that. They had an unhealthy shared obsession. Philips in particular looked for that ammo on the anticipation of police finally catching him
I’m at a loss as to why the first responders didn’t Immediately requisition fully automatic rifles and telescopic sites from the nearest gun store and take head shots at these mugs. If NHPD only had .38 specials and 12 gauge pumps with buck shot. Surely there were heavier weapons use while they are waiting for SWAT
I watched this live in L. A. They forgot the part where some officers went into a gun store and commandeered some assault rifles to defend themselves. I have this on VHS somewhere, lol.
“For nearly an hour?” So it took the SWAT TEAM an hour to show up?
yep
Yup Big Time
Yup Big Time
The entire shootout was 44 minutes. 12 cops, 8 civilians
Ever heard of a head shot???? SWAT needs some staging changes so they weren't 20 minutes out!
This was a long ass time ago things have changed alot
Also one of the guys had a kevlar ski mask
In real world headshots doesn't exists even snipers can't go for headshots because center mass shot is much more effective.
Ak-47 have 300-600m effective range but pistols and shotguns have 50-100 m effective range.
I am a CBRN Specialist when gun fires in real life it's really loud and shakes your whole body when you hear it.
A 50 BMG would defeat the body armor. Not sure if swat had the the opportunity to utilize something like that,though. It's easy to be an armchair operator but there's no body armor that can withstand a 50 bmg.
To Rishi I was watching a documentary about this. Years later didn’t Lt. Zingo the Commsnder of the North Hollywood Division that day actually give the order to go for the head. I think his exact words were shoot for the head they’re not wearing body armor there.?
they say in the US only a good man with a gun can take down a bad guy with a gun not on this day
In what year did they release the movie Red Heat with Val Kilmer and Al Pacino? Either this movie inspired the robbers or the robbers inspired the movie because both these events look almost identical!
They would watch the movie over and over so they knew what to do the 8 minute rule and all
But there was an assault weapons ban! How did this happen??
Probably illegally imported weapons as the drums magazines they had were also illegally obtained
And thousands upon thousands of armor piercing were obtained along with those drum mags
@@mxrk2x Oh man, we need to ban these things again! Criminals must follow the law!
Criminals yet them illegally. There is an assault weapon ban. It doesn’t stop people that disregard the law
The ban is only for law abiding citizens.
Just use a 50 BMG lol
Yes, a 50 BMG would've ended it. Not sure why they didn't use one. They probably could've borrowed one from a gun shop if they didn't have one.
Watching why didn't any officers aim at the perps legs no protection there.
That dentist didn’t have morphine?????
Normally they don't. They have novocaine which is better than nothing and nowadays they have nitrous oxide.
so two gunmen is a "gang"??
211 - an armed robbery
Heartless thugs😳😳😳😳
Jesus is able and faithful...don't give up. Trust Him
This is the longest GTA 6 ad I have ever seen.
Not funny dude...
We all have a different sense of humor.
@@geraldsworld2184 Thats right, we all have different sense of humour.
But if you find crime, death, aggression and violence funny, then you should seek mental help.
Seriously, many people who find these things entertaining or funny have Cluster B personality disorder.
If you don't believe me, please google it.
..and Im not being funny, Im serious!!
@@MrCooper83 NORMALLY I wouldn't laugh at this stuff but the thing is I'm not laughing at the fact that this could've killed many people I'm laughing at the fact that it reminds me of gta 5 I understand what you think but I'm miserable. That people were tramutized. By being even near the shootout .
@@MrCooper83 Damn,you should never find out about dark humor
The reenactment here is terrible
most countries around the world use helicopters to transfer they,re special forces troops to the scence
This happened decades ago back when our Tactical police had to deploy to a central armory to gear up then deploy. this was back when the U.S didn't deploy tactical forces by helicopter to scenes like this. We very much do now though. In fact, our tactical police deploy really frequently and very quickly these days using helicopters and armored vehicles.
Wow really
Wow really
The police dept failed in this case.....
Cant really do anything when they never anticipated this
Those are ak47 assault rifles
It was Chinese copy's, Norinco if I remember rightly.
So true. They’re specifically the Type 96, although the gunmen also had a Bushmaster XM-15 and Heckler & Koch GR91, both of which were also modified.
Were the crooks any particular colour not white for example
One of them was of Romanian ancestry.He was hit 29 times in the legs+feet after the cops fired underneath the car he was behind.The bullets skimmed off the ground+hit him in the only places that had no armour.
i don’t watch this stuff my grampa says it’s depressing and detrimental to my life. 👉🙈🙉
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