Situation Critical: North Hollywood Shootout - Zero Hour TV -
What we know: Two suspects dead, one suspect arrested, six officers injured, witnesses interview, no hostages taken. Situation Critical: North Hollywood Shootout, news, Youtube
9 a.m. Bank of America is open for business … 9.17 a.m. Two masked men entering the bank – it is a rare but fortuitous moment – they call for backup. ibid.
Both gunmen continue to spray the perimeter of the bank with deadly fire. ibid.
9.28 a.m. The first Swat team get ready for battle. ibid.
28th February 1997: A breathtaking act of violence on the streets of Los Angeles plays live on national television. This is no cops and robbers movie. It’s real. Two armed men have hit a North Hollywood bank and seem to be cornered by police. But these two haven’t just turned up to rob a bank. Dressed like post-apocalyptic warriors, they take on the police with calculated savagery, blasting them with vastly superior firepower. Zero Hour s3e4: North Hollywood Shootout, Discovery 2007
The body armour weighs less than the chips on their shoulders. ibid.