The Heist & Battle of North Hollywood…

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The North Hollywood shootout was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu, and members of the Los Angeles Police Department in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, United States on February 28, 1997.
The gun battle lasted 44 minutes. The robbers were armed with thousands of rounds of ammunition, custom fitted body armor and fully automatic weapons.
Until LAPD SWAT Officer Rick Massa arrived on scene…
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@PopoMedic Жыл бұрын

What story should I cover next? >:)

@Varangiangaurd Жыл бұрын

Waco or ruby ridge

@Chad_Thunder-Koch Жыл бұрын

Nairobi siege maybe?

@Clearly43549 Жыл бұрын

Miracle valley shootout or the banco central burglary

@jedi_yt365 Жыл бұрын

Something Aussie

@Dogs12370 Жыл бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS 300K SUBSCRIBERS

@bobbyricigliano2799 Жыл бұрын

Interesting Epilogue: According to several sources, LAPD eventually returned all the weapons to the gun store that were borrowed during the shootout. The weapons were obviously used and dirty. The store owner allegedly asked the LAPD to pay for the weapons, as they could no longer be sold as new. LAPD allegedly refused to buy them. Rather than pursuing legal action for compensation, the store owner advertised the weapons for sale as “actual North Hollywood shoot out” relics, quickly selling all of them for much more than their actual retail value.

@paullangton-rogers2390 Жыл бұрын

Entrepreneurship at its finest! Thanks for sharing that.

@rooftopvoter3015 Жыл бұрын

Smart businessman!!

@Filaruel Жыл бұрын

Lol, he a genius

@archipiratta Жыл бұрын

Bidness is bidness!!!

@BostonsF1nest Жыл бұрын

Lol that’s amazing

@AwokenEntertainment Жыл бұрын

it's crazy the types of people you can meet at the gym in LA...

@Uri0000 Жыл бұрын

It’s the LA clean ‘air’

@roy1299 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps its because of cars and air

@trippen4391 Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@makeitsonumberone1358 Жыл бұрын

Now its girls doing tic tok videos making guys out to be a creaps just by glancing in there direction.

@Toy1er 11 ай бұрын

California & Florida are just GTA in real life.

@matthewsmiley3630 10 ай бұрын

I never get tired of reading or hearing about this. It’s just amazing to me how two guys were able to survive a 44 minute shootout with ANYBODY, but especially police. I know the police weren’t prepared for something like this to ever happen, but it’s still amazing that it took 44 minutes. It’s also AMAZING how nobody except for the bank robbers were killed.

@LordMalice6d9 7 ай бұрын

It is one of those stories in history that is so amazing and miraculous that no lame brain Hollyweird movie could ever do it justice. Truth is stranger than fiction.

@sosoi88 6 ай бұрын

I know this will sound stupid but i m proud of Emil Matasareanu as a fellow Romanian myself, this is what our country is forcing us to do. I work my ass of for 400 a mounth, sometimes i wanna rob a bank aswell but i don t want to kill nobody. I know it s patetic and sounds silly but this is the truth, my truth.

@LordMalice6d9 6 ай бұрын

@@sosoi88 Desperate times call for desperate measures.

@thejay8963 4 ай бұрын

@@LordMalice6d9 If only Michael Mann wanted to make a movie of it, that would kick ass.

@LordMalice6d9 4 ай бұрын

@@thejay8963 To be honest I'd rather see a movie about the two bank robbers themselves, then end the movie with the 44 min shootout. The actual North Hollywood shootout in 1997 is the least interesting aspect of the two bank robbers. I find their backstory and how Larry and Emil meet each other and became partners in crime is much more interesting than the shootout itself.

@wethepeople4762 6 ай бұрын

My dad was an officer in this shootout. I watched it live on TV fully knowing I might witness my dad get gunned down. He’s now retired after 38 years of serving LAPD

@loC2ol 4 ай бұрын

Damn almost 40 years is a long time! Your dad definitely saw some crazy stuff! Thank him for his service for me!

@CRD-hi6vk 4 ай бұрын

Tell him “Thanks for your service!” For me please.

@johnwalsh512 3 ай бұрын

I was a cop for 32 years. Thankfully never was involved in anything like that, but I have colleagues shot at by jewelry store robbers standing through the sunroof of a Mercedes. They bought it too. Thanks to your Dad!

@redridinghood93 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad your dad made it cheers 🎉

@henryross9234 Ай бұрын

Am glad your dad it to retirement. I hope enjoying his chilling and enjoying his family

@sethdunlap9868 Жыл бұрын

I have seen probably a dozen North Hollywood breakdowns, but your might be one of the best. Quick, concise, no dragged out drama. Well done, Sir!

@illeagle9560 Жыл бұрын

Wendigoon made the best I've seen, goes into a ton of detail

@thegrandestcherokee7161 Жыл бұрын

Wendigoon has the goat north shootout video so far

@andrewb00 Жыл бұрын

for real i love his style of delivery and tatical descriptions

@jasonrapp5209 Жыл бұрын

wendigoons goes into way more depth this videos a great synopsis

@illeagle9560 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonrapp5209 I fucking love Wendigoon's videos

@BrianAchterberg928 Жыл бұрын

True story… The female LAPD dispatcher that worked the shootout that day was as professional and calm as could be, it was also her first day on the job as a dispatcher.

@tribalteuton7256 Жыл бұрын

Rough first day.

@frenzalrhomb6919 Жыл бұрын

@@tribalteuton7256 My sentiments, exactly!!

@11B_scrub Жыл бұрын

Trial by fire

@juliansearcie1758 Жыл бұрын

Nobody was shooting at the dispatcher.its the officers at the scene who needed to be sharp and rely on their training.

@BrianAchterberg928 Жыл бұрын

@@juliansearcie1758 🤦 SMH

@Agentmaine1991 8 ай бұрын

I remember watching this entire shootout play out on tv with my dad. Both of us sitting in shock. My father did 40+ years in law enforcement and I still remember the look of horror on his face as those brave officers of lapd took this situation on highly HIGHLY outgunned. Still gives me chills

@juniorsanchez7441 7 ай бұрын

They should’ve let em get away they deserved it

@ProfShibe 7 ай бұрын

@@juniorsanchez7441if they saw the cops and waited, they’d have deserved it. But they messed up and paid the price

@ArmyofFallenOnesOfficial Ай бұрын

2 man against tons of man with pistols, I dont like the authority, I wont rob a bank to fight it, but tbh, police is nothing than a company that is paid to do a job,its a job you do it or not nothing heroic of it, its for the money, you get into a job that defend a this type of economic system that will create a enviroment that people want it see down soo badly, you wont expect to think everything will go smoothly.

@anthonykryzak273 24 күн бұрын

@@juniorsanchez7441If they left together with one driving and the other gunning they may have got away.. There were oders over the radio to just let them leave and not shoot if they tried to leave the scene.. Cops knew they were beaten in the first 25 mins and they were trying to avoid going toe to toe which is how close they would have needed to to make shotguns .9mm and .38 spl Those 2 acted like they had no sense after they both got wounded

@thebadassofthewest6022 19 күн бұрын

Ahahaha

@robertwardi358 Жыл бұрын

I remember this... I lived a couple blocks away and this was my bank. The cops looted the gun store to get heavier fire power. I'll never forget this day.

@cupholder7758 2 ай бұрын

RobertWardi358 LAPD did not "loot" BNB Gun Store.

@bogonzales672 Ай бұрын

Yes they fucking did. Didn't pay for any of the used weapons and refused to compensate the owner for using them. FUCKING THIEFS!

@bikerboy3k 28 күн бұрын

@@bogonzales672 the owner sold those weapons as shootout relics and made much more money than they're worth. Calm yourself you woman.

@lvmykdz5724 Жыл бұрын

I was in the Sheriffs Academy the day this happened. All of the recruits were called in from PT to watch and listen to this incident progress. It was eye opening when we all thought, "This could be us in 6 months."

@netslum12 Жыл бұрын

Emphasis on COULD. Hopefully the people now that get the call actually want to do the job instead of waiting onscene while the shooters shoot civvies

@prunabluepepper Жыл бұрын

@@netslum12 what an unnecessary trolling comment.

@KnifeFvck Жыл бұрын

@@prunabluepepper i bet ur a cop

@KnifeFvck Жыл бұрын

@@netslum12 holy shit a fellow erick that’s a gamer

@prunabluepepper Жыл бұрын

@@applepie1911e stopp trolling. the weather is awesome outside, go for a walk.

@rwdplz1 Жыл бұрын

"Decided to prone out, and find the exposed feet" There are so many instances where this tactic should be used, and it somehow never enters people's minds.

@johnywhat8601 Жыл бұрын

Yup! Engine blocks, wheels and axles are great to hide behind while shooting from underneath the vehicle.

@Ott3rKing Жыл бұрын

Adrenaline gives you extreme tunnel vision in combat. Alot of people have not had shots fired back at them and it's all disjointed and screaming. Also most of the time you don't have a full squad of dudes to cover you so if you lay down and the suspect walks around the car on you the it's all over.

@phxrsx Жыл бұрын

@@Ott3rKing and that guy was spraying that windshield too.

@dannyaldama5228 Жыл бұрын

The was drugged up lol

@LucefieD Жыл бұрын

its hard in the heat of the moment. Generally you are taught to shoot center of mass because it's the easiest spot to hit that will take a threat down. In the recent buffalo shootings the security guard could have shot out the guys legs but hindsight is 20/20

@user-rq3sw8sj5n 8 ай бұрын

My uncle was involved in this shootout. He said it was a miracle that no one especially none of the officers were killed except for the suspects.

@Bananamaaaaan 4 ай бұрын

Dude I fucking love your style, it’s filled with that classic true crime style with a hint of retro flair, it screams professionalism yet stays casual.

@brandonshaw2120 22 күн бұрын

That is a great avatar. Very cool.

@CG117st Жыл бұрын

Love the storytelling, edits, pace, commentary, eerie music. Glad to see your channel growing. Keep up the good stuff.

@Howlrunner82 Жыл бұрын

Agree. Its awesome

@simmsamma1348 Жыл бұрын

This exactly what this guys says

@tacticoolrick5562 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The music is great, comic relief, pace, edits. Just brilliant.

@daybraeburn6172 Жыл бұрын

80s nostalgia with Starbucks generation precision

@keithhowell1535 Жыл бұрын

Excellent analysis.... 90's was a fool 🤔 years.

@spaceracer23 Жыл бұрын

You really feel for the people inside of the bank. As if being a BoA customer isn't bad enough.

@natederrell2110 Жыл бұрын

Someone tell me....if these men were Black, what would there sentence be on their first offense with the stolen car and illegal weapons?

@willisix2554 Жыл бұрын

That wasn't the problem today's after I went to an apartment building across the street and there were half dollar sized bullet holes in its Amazing no one else was killed

@angusmatheson8906 Жыл бұрын

I feel for the heroes that died.

@deathshock5072 Жыл бұрын

@@angusmatheson8906 Only the criminals died

@angusmatheson8906 Жыл бұрын

@@deathshock5072 only the heroes, sadly

@eduardoe-day375 7 ай бұрын

Who needs the history channel when this guy makes documentaries better than them

@dennispullen8551 Жыл бұрын

This all could have been avoided if the judge had not given them only 1 year at their first bust

@JohnWick-el9yw Жыл бұрын

Kinda like today in America in certain states where judges keep letting criminals out on bail

@killermarfidyoh138 Жыл бұрын

Meet the Liberal Democrats!

@CorneliusEdwardoWinstonThe2nd 9 ай бұрын

Not really lol…they would have done this same shit 5-6 years LATER😂 I personally think as bad as it is..sometimes shit like this is what sets the precedent for law enforcement thankfully now they all have m-16s also thankfully no one was hurt in this event…these dudes were going to do this exact same shit no matter how long they got for their first bust..you can only give ‘em so many years for having guns in a car

@luigihatesyou 9 ай бұрын

Could’ve, should’ve, would’ve bud.

@dennispullen8551 9 ай бұрын

@@luigihatesyou Could've Should've Would've happened if their parents had believed in birth control

@AdministrativeResults Жыл бұрын

That's it, I want to recreate one of the load outs.

@andrewhallard537 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@charlesdemers1197 Жыл бұрын

Lets go bro

@Malibus_Most_Wanted Жыл бұрын

Is it bad that I desire a hk91 now

@bioemiliano Жыл бұрын

play PayDay 2

@christopherlambert7423 Жыл бұрын

do it!!

@lennybrewster4673 Жыл бұрын

I was working as security at a mental health facility in Van Nuys when this happened. A lot of these officers had serious ptsd and became patients there from this single event. Literal warzone, constantly being suppressed with full auto machine gun fire while they had just 9mm pistols. I think a handful of them quit after this or were on considerable amounts of leave. One of them simply told us "The bullets just never stopped. Turned our cars into swiss cheese, went right through them." The shooters liked the movie 'heat'......a lot.

@derekweiland1857 Жыл бұрын

Devolution[d][0)(t)link

@Ben.N Жыл бұрын

Fuck dude

@keyfield8967 Жыл бұрын

koward cops 'hid' from shooters...I went to school in NoHo area Laurel Canyon/Magnolia/Riverside drive...

@mlb7583 Жыл бұрын

They they type of cops that Texas had Ulvade lol Cowrads

@DucatiPaso750 Жыл бұрын

@@keyfield8967 if the bank robbers had to wrap themselves in bullet proof kevlar AND take Phenobarbital prior to attempting to rob the bank, they (Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu) we're the actual cowards.

@codystout5353 8 ай бұрын

I think they were addicted to the adrenaline rush. They were nuts.

@TikisPlayhouse Жыл бұрын

My mom was there for their first bank robbery, not much to say about it they fired into the ceiling and she sat on the ground till they left. She said she thought they had blanks loaded till they left and realized there were holes on the ceiling. Wild

@BigBDMDog Жыл бұрын

My sister had just exited the bank when these two entered the bank. A few years later, she was a hostage in another bank robbery. Still lives in Hollywood 😵‍💫

@nestoramaya5228 Жыл бұрын

she couldnt get lucky twice, hope shes okay tho

@gusvences712 Жыл бұрын

Wilddd. Glad she is ok!

@Covey7342 Жыл бұрын

I think your sister needs to stick to online banking😂

@Powerhaus88 Жыл бұрын

Women.

@martindzhebarov6625 Жыл бұрын

😆

@GeralddelCampo Жыл бұрын

My uncle owned the key shop across the street from there. On the Hughes parking lot. I lived on the 6500 block of Agnes. There was a store there called b&b guns that provided some of the firearms used by police officers during that shootout. Ironically, they were shut down thanks to California gun laws.

@PD-we8vf Жыл бұрын

That’s that liberal logic. Only the criminals can protect themselves.

@ChickenEyebrowPS3 Жыл бұрын

I think the police are pretty well equipped nowadays and it’d be more ironic if the bank had been robbed the day the gun shop closed because of the California gun laws. I haven’t got a problem either way but he did mention in the video the police got a shit load of M16’s after this incident

@mikehajek64 Жыл бұрын

lived near by. the key shop was a kiosk on the edge of the property. wasnt one across the street that I remember. and I spent lots of time there.

@ryand4533 Жыл бұрын

@@ChickenEyebrowPS3 Police across the country bought ARs after this incident. I lived in Florida and they all had ARs in their squad car trunks after this shoot out.

@NoOne-sn2si Жыл бұрын

B&B Guns was several blocks away on Oxnard St. and yes, the cops raided that store to get better equipment. The gun store was shut down because of Los Angeles gun ordinances not California gun laws. There are still gun stores in Burbank, down the street.

@michaelmay4448 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, you have quickly developed into one of my favorite youtubers. I've watched all your videos within a week of finding your channel. Keep up the good work!

@RDiaz187 7 ай бұрын

I was in 3rd grade, Living In Montebello. I remember my pops working in that area and watching the news at home. Once I got home later that day

@jakejuergens Жыл бұрын

Between this one, and the tank chase, both changed law enforcement forever. The way you told this story and the feel of the video stands my hair on edge.

@jerrym1218 Жыл бұрын

And the Miami Dade shootout in 1986 too, the FBI were badly outgunned when chasing vicious well trained armed gunmen that were robbing a lot of banks throughout that year. They tried to arrest them in their car and they all were only armed with pistols and magnums, while these two guys had assault rifles and a shotgun. They ended up killing a few FBI agents and injuring a majority of the others.

@Mt-eg5ir Жыл бұрын

Yes

@LITTLE1994 Жыл бұрын

Big time

@AmericanGrunt. Жыл бұрын

The tank chase of 1995?

@thecodenamenoob4042 Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking and the music is perfect for this story I swear 😆

@DingusMW Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 300k PopoMedic! Super glad to see your transition into these mini-docs and happy to see your channel start to pop! Been watching since 10k!

@PopoMedic Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@jon122able Жыл бұрын

Been here since 30k I thought he was never going to make it to 100k the rate it was going it’s like after 100k he just blew up I love it

@Kaiden-9226 Жыл бұрын

@@PopoMedic your video are straight up bad ass keep up the great work

@theMerovingianMan Жыл бұрын

Dingus. You the man. I only found POPO like a couple months ago. So much amazing content. Upward to 1 million!

@randmayfield5695 Жыл бұрын

I remember this well. This incident was a catalyst that changed the face of law enforcement across the country. Oh yeah, one more thing: I am glad both those losers were sent to he**. Burn baby, burn.

@user-up8jx3mt6j 11 ай бұрын

I saw this live on TV. The air just rumbled like being in the middle of a vicious war.

@jdmb03 8 ай бұрын

$1.6M - could have just quit while ahead and moved to a beach house in Mexico.

@senorhernandez7381 Жыл бұрын

This bank robbery is legendary. I worked right in front of the Bank of America across the street. And every time I pass by it I just imagine cops, swat and helicopters around the bank.

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

Is you sayin u saw da shootout Jose?

@justing42 Жыл бұрын

@@wildestcowboy2668 I don’t think he saw “da” anything

@jaimeb6873 Жыл бұрын

@@wildestcowboy2668 "Imagine"

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

@@justing42 I wuz thinkin da same thang mane, be safe out there my friend.

@raymodramsawak7463 Жыл бұрын

you hav PSTD dawg...

@mrj3217 Жыл бұрын

The amount of weight these guys brought in to the bank with them plus the body armor was crazy.

@JazzerciseJustice 7 ай бұрын

I mean they were weight lifters after all. And soft body armor isn't that heavy.

@psychedelicsoul3260 3 ай бұрын

@@JazzerciseJustice you don't know nothing 'bout no damn body armor quit playin😂

@imchromeplayer3310 Күн бұрын

@@JazzerciseJustice they had around 50kg of armour

@imchromeplayer3310 Күн бұрын

@@JazzerciseJusticeit wasnt soft armour it was heavy armour

@MPHampel86 Жыл бұрын

The narration combined with the tense music was absolutely outstanding. This video was informative, suspenseful, and incredibly badass. Subscribed!!!

@gilbertsanchez3277 11 ай бұрын

My daughter lived a few blocks from the bank where it all started. She could here all the shooting from her house.2 years before the shootout, I met Erik Estrada actor from the movie series "Chips" at a store across the bank where the shooting would take place. He was shopping with his wife.

@JohnUSMC0311 Жыл бұрын

My dad was a LAPD Sergeant when this happened. I remember as a kid watching it on TV at home (lived in Glendale at that time) and was super scared my dad would get killed. So glad he made it out. Great vid thanks!

@trippen4391 Жыл бұрын

Noice 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

@thelastbreed91 Жыл бұрын

You dad is a traitor to the constitution, he failed his mission.. Dismissed!!!

@sam8404 Жыл бұрын

@Donny what a random question lol.

@00j80 Жыл бұрын

salutes; cops don't seem to have bravery like that anymore.

@digitalcamaro9708 Жыл бұрын

@@sleptboomer2470 Jeez kid

@timsmith4569 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this unfold live on the news the day it happened and just sitting there being so surprised and dumbfounded at how the police were so helpless against these 2 men.This is the incident that changed law enforcement forever before this only swat teams were issued assault rifles and even some swat teams at that time didn't carry heavy caliber rifles

@davervmirxz160 Жыл бұрын

Bro I remember watching the shootout when Larry Eugene Phillips Jr came out guns blazing, I thought it was a movie, but I was wrong. Bro I even remember watching on the news segment when they showed the bank screenshots of Larry and Emil on the first bank hit. I always wondered who were the faces behind the ski mask and glasses. Now I know who they are after all these years lol. This case became my drive to be a future C.h.p. trooper and then a LASD Sheriff K9 Deputy.

@timsmith4569 Жыл бұрын

@@davervmirxz160 It was like a scene from a movie it was freaken crazy that these 2 men were just walking around like it was nothing just unloading on the police and the police were helpless cause their issued weapons couldn't penetrate the body armor they were wearing.It seemed like a movie to cause they were firing on full auto and didn't look like they were going to run out of ammo it was freaken nuts. Dude if your not retired and still on the force stay safe out there bro it's a crazy world we live in

@davervmirxz160 Жыл бұрын

@Tim Smith yeah. But LAPD Officer James Zboravan did get a shoot on Larry Eugene Phillips Jr's right hand and he left a bloody handprint on a hood of a car before taking off as he was shooting his was out the banks parking lot to his separation from Emil that lead to his demise.

@slimpickens01 Жыл бұрын

@@davervmirxz160 bro this became a GTA Heist mission 🤣

@davervmirxz160 Жыл бұрын

@@slimpickens01 sweet now I have a reason to play gta5

@nononever3592 10 ай бұрын

Awesome job on this video! I remember watching this on TV like it was yesterday. Such incredible bravery shown by those officers, to face such an onslaught. That was the toughest job in the world that morning, no lie.

@JohnSmith-ct5jd 10 ай бұрын

This occurred just a few years after the infamous Miami Shootout in 1986. It just goes to show how much law enforcement learned in those few short years. Despite how well prepared these criminals were, law enforcement responded well and took them down. Kudos to the LA PD for this. Very impressive.

@TheCaptainbeefylog Жыл бұрын

This was pretty slick. Well done! I've seen a fair bit of coverage on this subject and I think you've encapsulated the incident very well. You hit the high points without becoming bogged down in the "story". Short, sharp and to the point.

@TheCaptainbeefylog Жыл бұрын

@@taylormullis4942 the beauty of having different opinions is that they can be exactly that - different. He included more than enough detail for a generalised retelling of the incident, without being too heavy into the details you're worried about. For something that runs less than 25 minutes and isn't on a commercial TV channel, it's not bad at all. Was there some things glossed over or missed? Yes. Were they terribly important? No, not really.

@about10ninjas Жыл бұрын

This is mediocre at best, this asshat never even brought up the fact the police had to effectively raid a privately owned gun store just to keep from being fish in a barrel.

@x316RiotMakerx Жыл бұрын

I love that the reason the bank vault was empty is because Bank of America altered its armored car delivery times because of Phillips and Mătăsăreanu earlier heists, it’s almost poetic.

@trailingaccomplice3449 20 күн бұрын

I lived in North Hollywood in my early teen years. I was blessed to move somewhere much nicer right before all the craziness LA saw (earthquake, LA riots, North Hollywood shootout, etc.) in the early/mid 90s.

@lachieedwards3421 Жыл бұрын

Love this bro I’m glad to see it again. I always listen to your playlist when I’m lifting weights, absolute legend ✅👍

@didimean Жыл бұрын

I have heard this incident talked about so many times , but this was by far the best presentation and breakdown of it. Loving your content man, keep it coming!

@Godzilla0936 Жыл бұрын

Man you gotta watch wendigoons breakdown

@943awsomeness Жыл бұрын

@@Godzilla0936 yeah Fr wendigoon went off with his video of this

@cowsagainstcapitalism347 Жыл бұрын

Ever walked around that neighborhood? It's weird being there seeing people be all normal, with an overlayed vision of the shooting over it.

@Partexedd Жыл бұрын

@@Godzilla0936 wendigoon went into so much detail, really good video

@bommeryeet4982 Жыл бұрын

@thomasjamson3994 Жыл бұрын

The 90s was seriously an amazing time to be alive

@trippen4391 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@jimmyoryan2257 Жыл бұрын

It really was !

@jimmyoryan2257 Жыл бұрын

@@trippen4391 born in 2000?

@trippen4391 Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyoryan2257 nah earlier

@trippen4391 Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyoryan2257 97 lmao

@essojay4856 8 ай бұрын

Watched this happen live and something I never seen in footage or in documentaries that cover this: at the very end, the cops surrounded the last shooter and just stood over him as he bled out. No medics were called and it was police justice unfolding on live tv.

@navajorezathlete1202 4 ай бұрын

Hardest part is quitting while you're ahead

@skler121 Жыл бұрын

Ive seen this story a few times before and its a great story to listen too. If I'm not mistaken and correct me if I'm wrong, some things that are missing from the story are: They purchased Russian made armor piercing online and used it for their main rifle ammo during the the heist. The part about him not knowing how to clear his rifle is slightly wrong. A common problem with the rifle was it would stovepipe (casing gets stuck while ejecting). The reason he couldn't fix it was because he was actually shot in the right thumb. Instead of using a different finger to clear the casing he dropped it and than switched to the Beretta. Swat borrowed an armored money transport truck to rescue some of the downed officers. Mătăsăreanu's family tried suing the LAPD because they didn't allow the paramedics on scene until after he died, claimed they let him die on purpose. If any of that is wrong lmk, I've just heard it from different documentaries.

@squiddyboy666 Жыл бұрын

this is all true

@antiall-forever9855 Жыл бұрын

Well said sir

@cupholder7758 Жыл бұрын

No, B & B Guns did not get in trouble.

@REXLARA Жыл бұрын

A lot of these details are talked about in Wendigoon’s vid, you should check it out

@kenkaniff8428 Жыл бұрын

I actually lived 2 miles away from this incident at the time it happened. I would sit at home with my police scanner on everyday and I remember hearing the shots being fired from my house and then remember hearing all the chatter on the TAC frequencies. I'll never forget this day. This was literally like a scene from a movie. They even showed on the news the at the time it was going down and the news footage showed that the cops just let him die. It reminds me of that crazy sh00tout in the movie HEAT in downtown Los Angeles. That was one of the best sh00tout scenes in ANY movie even to this day!!

@seaskip8263 7 ай бұрын

Instant subscription. Wonderfully made video, sick ass sound track sets the high octane vibe

@GenericComputerCorp2000 Жыл бұрын

This video went MIA, I’m so glad you brought it back

@44DOCHoliday Ай бұрын

I’m

@ReallyBigBadAndy76 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that at the time there was an “assault weapons ban,” in effect. As you can see, it’s clearly an effective method for preventing crime.

@danielcalderone6244 Жыл бұрын

According to your logic, why bother having any laws. Murderers are still going to murder. And rapists are still going to rape. So lets just abolish all laws and live in complete anarchy.

@cleverwill1 Жыл бұрын

Is that why australia has so many armed bank robberies and Maas shootings? I also went to school when I was a kid not even having the thought of a shooting happening in my mind

@Gaaaaaame Жыл бұрын

@@danielcalderone6244 slippery slope fallacy he did not argue that, you extended his logic far beyond its reasonable scope. It is unlikely that he wants regulations on firearms to be thrown out, instead, he likely wants more *effective* methods of regulation instead of a blanket "no assault weapons", as it does not stop criminals. As to what those more effective methods are, I cannot say.

@sharrpshooter1 Жыл бұрын

Bans dont prevent crime, but there is literal mountains of evidence that assault weapon bans have lowered overall crime. But trying to frame it as "it will prevent all crime" is insane, nothing will, but it lowers it 100% and this has been proven countless times, just look it up on google scholar if you dont believe me

@rossmonwithaneaux8085 Жыл бұрын

You can pick your friends.... You can pick your nose.... Your Logic there for dictates you can pick you friends nose

@STREETBEEFS_ Жыл бұрын

This is the greatest narration of a video EVER.. ive heard and seen this story MANY times, yet this vid had my adrenaline pumping from start to finish Well done!

@forddriver8827 Жыл бұрын

Why are you excited by this type of behaviour?

@ijustgottasaythis Жыл бұрын

Yes. It is refreshing to hear the narrator be so comical and real with so many personal assertions like 1:13 " uh...whatever else the fuck gym rats talk about..." & 14:09 "...after realizing their 9mm's fuckin' suck". But the guy goofed at 10:29 when he said "both men could hear sirens of the 'Calvary' of the LAPD responding"... I'm sure he knows the difference between cavalry & Calvary otherwise, perfectly exciting narration.

@jackknife3603 Жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same thing. I was getting terminator vibes!

@joelzolecki8759 Жыл бұрын

There's another documentary out there that has all the live video in real time as it happend.Because there was news crews all around the scene and in the air.I mean the one guy was trying to shoot down a news helicopter! Lol So try to find that Doc if u wana be impressed.Its waaay different when u can hear the over 2000 rounds shot off lol

@lanelillard5815 Жыл бұрын

Windagoons north Hollywood shootout is definitely better but this was good too

@BB4liffe Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal choice of music. I bet ya the background music gives this video 50% of its views. I know because I watched it 7 times just for the music. Obviously the story telling and editing is amazing too. Subbed 👏👏👏🙏❤️

@user-yk9go5fr5w 6 ай бұрын

This is very interesting. Thanks for posting

@bdwaggoner Жыл бұрын

I am having trouble with myself believing that this happened 25 years ago. It's still pretty fresh in my memory. I had bought a few firearms at B&B Gun Sales nearby on Oxnard St. a few years earlier. I can only imagine what it must've been like for the staff when a bunch of LAPD cops came running in there to acquire more firepower in addition to their Berettas and 12-gauge pumps. Now almost all patrollers on this force have either ARs or M4's as a standard carry -- even the motor squad has them mounted on their bikes.

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

California is a joke and it's a bunch of Joe Biden loving gun banning clowns.

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

@@George-sd4rr That's a lie pal and besides if we don't get your president (sleepy Joe) outta there police probably want even be allowed to car a BB gun much longer!

@beau0718 Жыл бұрын

didn't the gun shop call the LAPD to tell them to come get the rifles?

@michaeljenkins5109 Жыл бұрын

Cover up

@azabva Жыл бұрын

I too had purchased guns at B&B prior to this occurance

@ronaldg9238 Жыл бұрын

Man, I live down the street from where this happened and I remember I could hear all the gunshots thinking it was fireworks as a kid and my parents grabbing me and taking me inside. That's when I saw the news and realized what was happening.

@Nighthawk4909 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@michaelmartin4552 9 ай бұрын

I was living on Agnes, just a few blocks away. We did not even try to go home that night as we knew the area would be blocked off so went to stay with my girlfriend's grandmother in Simi Valley.

@TempeSoldier123 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelmartin4552wow. Are you and her still together?

@michaelmartin4552 3 ай бұрын

@@TempeSoldier123 No, she died of viral pneumonia in 1998.

@TempeSoldier123 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelmartin4552 damn, sorry bro.

@johnritchie4431 Жыл бұрын

Great story breakdown, I lived right behind the bank that day, it was a war zone, you can't believe it till you actually live it, I saw them take down the last suspect, they didn't want him to live but , too many cameras around

@RoryCMahan 8 ай бұрын

Criminal: Finish me. Cop: I'll see you in court. Criminal: *dies*

@Blueknight1220 Жыл бұрын

The shot that landed on the HK91 hit the front of the magwell, disabling the magazine and jamming the mag in the gun. Also, when Phillip's gun stove-piped, he did know how to clear it, its just that in the frenzy of phenobarbodal and adrenaline, he forgot how to clear it because of the intensity of the situation

@sanelemngadi9324 Жыл бұрын

i read that he was hit in the thumb and thus physically couldn't clear the malfunction....im surprised that he said that he "didn't know how to" these are people who were able to convert semi auto rifles to fire in full auto, off course they knew how to clear malfunctions

@Blueknight1220 Жыл бұрын

@@sanelemngadi9324 he was hit in his left hand, which is why in the footage of him opening fire outside the bank, he's using his left arm as a support, rather than holding it

@George-sd4rr Жыл бұрын

@@sanelemngadi9324 you could be a trained armorer and still not know how to clear a malfunction. Clearing malfunctions is something that you must not only learn, but practice as well in order to be proficient.

@homer5845 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Phenobarbital makes you drunk. I don't see how it would have improved their chances or performance? It's used for seizures: mostly on k-9's. Tranquilisers or narcotics in limited doses might have been more effective? AR's would definitely have been a better choice of weaponry even then.

@Eric-kk5bn Жыл бұрын

Ok thx Madame Tina! What lottery numbers hit tomorrow since Your're a modern day Nostradamus

@jonwayne70 Жыл бұрын

These guys inspired the opening scene of Lethal Weapon 4. Where the guy fights the police head to toe in bulletproof armour. It may have also inspired the Paleto bay robbery in GTA5.

@user-oy9zy4ds9m Жыл бұрын

And The bank robbery shootout from The movie ‘HEAT’ actually inspired these guys lol. Police found this movie in their VHS player

@CYAN25 Жыл бұрын

@@user-oy9zy4ds9m damn bro thats intresting

@sirjuaffreblumpkins9396 Жыл бұрын

and it will continue to inspire more people.

@jonwayne70 Жыл бұрын

@@user-oy9zy4ds9m You know what I think I seen that in a documentary. I can see how they was inspired by the movie, but obviously decided to take it to the next level with the complete body armour lol.

@youwantmyname9208 Жыл бұрын

They inspire People, but never be respected

@Raiderbottle 5 ай бұрын

I swear bro, the theme music gets me focused too n every time! Love it

@TheMustangDog 9 ай бұрын

This presentation of the shootout is a 10/10 wow very well executed.

@bigphil9714 Жыл бұрын

How have I only just found this channel!!! I'm about to binge the hell out of this. Cheers mate and thank you from London 🇬🇧

@PopoMedic Жыл бұрын

Ayeeeee. You’re gonna love tomorrows video since you’re from London haha. Cheers man! Ty!

@bigphil9714 Жыл бұрын

Haha can't wait mate, absolute first class pal 👏🏻👍🏻

@simonbellamy67 Жыл бұрын

@@PopoMedic great channel really enjoyed your presentation. QQ I thought the film "Heat" was based on this incident. Am I wrong?

@timsmith1323 Жыл бұрын

Yep same spending my Saturday binging the videos I found this channel this morning 👍enjoy from Hull 🇬🇧

@TheHoldenmcgroin Жыл бұрын

At $1.6 million, with little evidence for the cops, why not just leave it there. Set for life pretty much. Guess Greed is a huge motivator.

@jayshmurda5051 Жыл бұрын

I really don't think they did what they did for money

@PeacefulJoint Жыл бұрын

"Its not about the money, its about sending a message"

@MF_UNDERTOW Жыл бұрын

They were probably highly immature and impulsive individuals and probably burned through their money very quickly. You have to think it’s only $800k each. It’s very easy to burn through large amounts of money when you have no discipline.

@muchachogrande2019 Жыл бұрын

You've gotta consider that $1.5 million is gonna come out to $500k or so after a trip through the wash.

@mrbransformer4184 Жыл бұрын

When your good at something, you like to do it over and over and show how good you are.

@johnnybravo1196 Жыл бұрын

Killer video! Glad I found your channel

@garymontagano510 Жыл бұрын

This is the best, great editing.

@chava_ranks8126 Жыл бұрын

My uncle told me about this heist, I have family who still live in North Hollywood & they said it was insane.

@killerbeen773 11 ай бұрын

Mufc 😮

@ElDonChillah Жыл бұрын

Your choice of music is on the spot, my god! You feel immersed by it. As in the stress and the danger you are describing is happenning now. Well done sir, very well done!

@Puppetnette Жыл бұрын

Darksynth :)))

@robertfrancis2039 Жыл бұрын

It's from the creepshow.

@existentialbunny1408 Жыл бұрын

Makes me think of Payday

@matsakix1180 Жыл бұрын

@@Puppetnette thank you

@Phillipgraves869 Жыл бұрын

@@existentialbunny1408 me too

@miguelalamo6496 9 ай бұрын

I just started watching your videos recently. You’re good… like, really good.

@apathy831 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic job with the music and overall well done video

@mattp1455 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else remember the series "shootout" on the History Channel like 15 years ago, that was the first breakdown I ever saw of this shootout and was good but this one had way more pre robbery detail I've hadn't heard before.

@SLOPTOBERFEST Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@jeremyanderson7493 Жыл бұрын

Yup

@raybates3119 Жыл бұрын

I retire tomorrow after 31 years of law enforcement. Thank you for documenting these crimes and God bless those who continue the fight for justice!

@mohammedal-abdulsalam3912 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your service

@raptornotes8411 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, for your service to our public protection.

@donseavey3704 Жыл бұрын

I hope u got a good fishing spot waiting for ya

@monica93304 5 ай бұрын

That was my B of A branch. I was late to work that morning and needed to pick up some cash at the ATM. I lived on Tiara St where the old police station was. Tons of black and white cars were bolting from there. As I got closer to the branch, on Victory Blvd, all the streets were blocked and choppers in the air. Later on, after a big detour to get to work, I found out about the heist. Days later, you could see all of the bullet holes in the apartments across the street and columns for the street lights missing chunks of concrete. Scary stuff. I'm glad I was late that day.

@billywilliams4183 Жыл бұрын

I remember walking in my friend's house and everyone was glued to the TV set watching it happen live. I thought they were watching a freaking movie.

@brandtc.7991 Жыл бұрын

I watched it live when I was a kid in California, but holy crap after all this time, I had no clue about the prior stuff they did! That is nuts! Also your videos are incredibly done! It feels like watching an action movie, but in a documentary style, along with the good humor thrown in!

@piksnapper Жыл бұрын

The amount of video shot from the helicopter tells the entire story once that helicopter was on the scene, there is so much video footage available of this incident.

@jackieday1579 Жыл бұрын

@@piksnapper , you are right. There was so much footage of the shootout that it looked like a movie that was being filmed instead of a crime taking place.

@NoOne-sn2si Жыл бұрын

I was about a mile away and the sound of the shots were clearly heard. I had been in Cali for about a month and a coworker asked me if I liked living in California... Lol Live helicopter footage being broadcast showed the one gunman offing himself. It was pretty hardcore.

@artloz6345 Жыл бұрын

Me also. I didn't know all that

@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын

Same... pretty crazy shite

@its_marcus2023 Жыл бұрын

It’s so crazy to me how much information some of these content creators have. Very impressive. Y’all really doing your homework👏🏼

@imweird.6147 Жыл бұрын

There was a toy car in my poop ☹️

@Genessis001 Жыл бұрын

@@imweird.6147 I'm really glad it came out bruh, honestly....musta have some good wheel on that crazy tract of yours...so intense and then bloooop at the end & shit 🫡🫡

@SHVRWK Жыл бұрын

The details are already on Wikipedia. I remember reading about this more than 10 years ago.

@AD-df5tm Жыл бұрын

All the info is online. Hell, most of it is on Wikipedia. It's not hard to find at all.

@Gaming_With_A_purpose Жыл бұрын

A college grad. Worried about having a hard upbringing. Hell no! They just wanted fast cash quickly.

@connorr47 Жыл бұрын

Found this Chanel from the admin , AK , donut and demo community . Quality content man . Looking forward to work my way thru the videos .

@k2_black_panther086 3 ай бұрын

I just started watching you @popo medic you are amazing 😊

@jozephvoorheez2760 Жыл бұрын

I work with Larry’s son. He’s always telling stories about his dad and this historic heist. I’d say he was full of shit if he didn’t look exactly like Larry. Spitting image actually!

@theelysian1172 Жыл бұрын

Yeah what happened to the money?

@jozephvoorheez2760 Жыл бұрын

@@theelysian1172 he don’t know bro…his momma moved him and his bro to Colorado soon after this happed cuz the family kept getting sweated by the cops. He been living in Colorado since he was a kid

@thenewspiceking1949 Жыл бұрын

I would say it’s was a wake up call on that day

@FromGamingwithLove0456 Жыл бұрын

I worked with his brother- don’t recall him ever saying LPJ had a son. Not saying it’s not true since they had split up after they almost got busted in a real estate scam and were apart for about a year after… LPJ got busted and DF got away. When DF knew things were bad was when LPJ used a fake cali ID with DFs name on it and gave that to the cops when he got brought in- almost got him busted when he came to bail him out. DF didn’t have a cali drivers license so fortunately he was able to beat it. There’s a pretty amazing story there… but there are lots of interesting stories about those two and their antics. EM was an interesting sidekick for LPJ- definitely impressionable but by all accounts a gentle giant, socks with sandals type. Anyway very interesting though that LPJ has a son assuming you’re not full of shit.

@juanalcantar8588 Жыл бұрын

He loved bragging about it

@oakraptor Жыл бұрын

The production and narration quality of your videos is insane, feels like I'm watching a Netflix true crime series

@kloa4219 Жыл бұрын

it is better than netflix

@thatcherwood2807 7 ай бұрын

This needs to be a movie

@2REAL4MOST 7 ай бұрын

"Heat"

@hiddenhippo7338 4 ай бұрын

There is a movie I think about it sure its called 44mins,,

@johnlea29 Жыл бұрын

I had just moved to California 18yrs old and this was live on TV they showed everything I was blown away...

@jackmehoff2363 Жыл бұрын

Never stop making these. The editing, the music, the commentary. All grade a awesome. If i wasnt so poor id do the patreon

@bruceleeheehee Жыл бұрын

There is a movie based on this incident, it's called "44 minutes". One of the best movies I've watched so far.

@gabeprice3333 Жыл бұрын

Megadeth has a song 44 Minutes

@Frixworks 4 ай бұрын

This telling is great! Concise and exciting.

@joearnold5836 Жыл бұрын

Crazy stuff. Scary as all hell, but this really shows what two determined people can do.

@veryraregamerrr Жыл бұрын

Idk how you got in my algorithm but this video is so fucking amazing

@jaredryan142 Жыл бұрын

Really like this format of storytelling. No rambling, to the point with good narration. Looking forward to the next one

@stevent4955 Жыл бұрын

Great video ! Enjoyed watching it !

@Ali-wd7kc Ай бұрын

Perfectly narrated. Thank you.💯🫡

@Vorrb Жыл бұрын

Still loving these. Your pacing and delivery is amazing. Keep up the great work! Congrats on all the growth

@PopoMedic Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ryan! I appreciate you man. I’m excited for the next one. I was sicker than hell during this one and it took away a little of the fun. Stoked to dive back in at 100%!

@Make-Asylums-Great-Again Жыл бұрын

@@PopoMedic do you have aids?

@glueater2258 Жыл бұрын

@Make-Asylums-Great-Again Жыл бұрын

@johnbaugh2437 Жыл бұрын

They just didn’t know when to quit. An old guy I once knew had been an ex con. He is since dead but had robbed a banks in in the 70’s. He said it’s not like the movies. You do everything possible to avoid the police. The minute they make contact, you’ve lost. You might as well give up. He was arrested because he didn’t know when to quit and a co conspirator ratted him out. He did “one last robbery,” but had a bad feeling.

@oldleatherhandsfriends4053 Жыл бұрын

I mean he's 100% right. In real life you can't win against law enforcment outside a court room. You can shoot all you want but it becomes you VS thousands of Officers, Deputies, Agents, and Marshals.

@sgt.thundercok4704 Жыл бұрын

I'm wondering why they're robbing a bank if they have $400,000 back at the house.

@weedormusa8438 Жыл бұрын

@@sgt.thundercok4704 Simple. Greed.

@nizloc4118 Жыл бұрын

@@sgt.thundercok4704 same reason drug dealers don't get out...

@putinski666 Жыл бұрын

@@sgt.thundercok4704 they're more addicted to taking scores than the money itself I think. They probably enjoy the adrenaline rush and the feeling of power.

@lucasallakariallak8244 Ай бұрын

Wow awesome video. The music, the editing and the narrating. All good.

@benworsham1466 Жыл бұрын

I was in high school in 97, we talked about this story for a straight month.

@angustate1829 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone realize how insane it is that these guys never actually killed anyone during any of these heists? Obviously these were real bad guys but that also shows a very high level of professionalism and restraint.

@AncientGreek Жыл бұрын

They did kill an armored car driver.

@wildestcowboy2668 Жыл бұрын

@@AncientGreek that's a bloody lie

@maxwellspeedwell2585 Жыл бұрын

“…shows a high level of professionalism, and restraint.” Or just poor at aiming their weapons.

@levydondoyano7715 Жыл бұрын

@@maxwellspeedwell2585all muscle no recoil

@blitzkrieg2142k Жыл бұрын

I think its more of lack of training than restraint.

@DarkerDuckling1 Жыл бұрын

I’m kinda really glad this is the direction you’ve decided to take your channel. Your narration and editing for this style is great and I’m always waiting to hear the next story from you. Just wanna say great work keep it up man:)

@sharrpshooter1 Жыл бұрын

Honestly man needs more video essay, I looked at his older stuff and its just not for me, but this, I 100% am loving these videos

@digitalcamaro9708 Жыл бұрын

I just love how he goes from typical professionalism to "a fucking BUSHMASTER XM-15". It gives the video personality while also giving us actual information.

@ntnsty Ай бұрын

It’s a miracle that they didn’t go back into the bank to retrieve a couple hostages to use as escape cover.

@clarkmacgowan5114 7 ай бұрын

I lived with a roommate in a house around the corner from that bank in 2003. I was shocked there were still bullet holes in the walls!

@SlusserGuitars Жыл бұрын

I was in high school when this happened. Those cops are heroes! Such a shockingly different police response to heavily armed criminals compared to what we saw in the Uvalde school shooting just weeks ago.

@dontrustwhiteyevery1 Жыл бұрын

Those cops got fucked up.

@stephanielufungula8907 Жыл бұрын

rip larry and emil

@oachilis Жыл бұрын

Compare to today cops back then is more fit then today fat body

@michaelweston3672 Жыл бұрын

Says a lot, something ain’t right.

@rob6850 Жыл бұрын

Well, there was money involved in this case...

@captainnogrip7333 8 ай бұрын

1:23 all the primer caps on the bullets have a indent like they been fired, but the round never left the cartridge. lol just thought it was funny. Amazing video. Keep making these things I really enjoy them.

@patocallaghan3648 Жыл бұрын

I always like the way you ask everyone what they would like next

@mikeamir9979 Жыл бұрын

One of the best break downs of this story I have ever heard. One small detail you left out is that their ammunition was armor piercing but either way great video.

@michaelprez3811 Жыл бұрын

Goddamn these guys we're really not playing around, as dangerous as they we're I'm impressed by their level of skill and willingness to work with one another in all honesty

@ranger-rj2ym Жыл бұрын

I'd like to add, the ammo used had soft steel cores, not hardened. From what I gathered, the ammo was chinese made and soft steel was seen as cheaper to be used in FMJ's rather than lead., making the ammo not AP. Then again, this is what I've heard.

@mikeamir9979 Жыл бұрын

@@ranger-rj2ym The Norinco’s they had are a Chinese AK-47 variant so it’s possible they had Chinese ammo too. I have seen a number of other reports saying they had ap rounds tho but who knows for sure.

@mikeamir9979 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelprez3811 That’s for sure! One of the officers said that if they were using semi auto with a decent site that they might’ve killed all the cops that first got there. It was the full auto fire that made the guns way to hard to control and therefore a lot less effective. Thank god for that

@ranger-rj2ym Жыл бұрын

@@mikeamir9979 Yeah, from what I understand, that was in the age where you could buy a crap ton of surplus for cheap on the dime unlike today. (*Example being a mosin back then could go maybe a 100 dollars now costs way more.. Darn those wehra and comiboos along with inflation*)