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Shootout

The Battle for North Hollywood

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Shootout

By: Grant Anderson, Peter McDonnell
Narrated by: Maureen O'Connell
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About this listen

One typical Friday morning in February 1997, two masked men dressed in body armor and carrying automatic rifles burst into the Bank of America in North Hollywood, California and started shooting.

They forced customers to the ground, stuffed hundreds of thousands of dollars into a duffel bag and exited out the back…where they were surrounded by police.

For the next 44 minutes, the armed robbers and police engaged in a deadly gunfight. News choppers overhead aired the North Hollywood shootout live on television. Down on the ground, both inside the bank and out, a neighborhood of strangers converged to stop the carnage and save lives. Many are telling their stories for the first time.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1: Two Eleven

    Episode 1: Two Eleven
    Feb 4 2021
    When two masked gunmen enter the Bank of America in North Hollywood, CA one typical Friday morning, the collision of diverse group of people is set in motion. The assistant bank manager, a customer, a rookie police officer, two veteran officers, and a dentist suddenly become central to one of the biggest crime stories in American history.
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    17 mins
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  • Episode 2: Convergence

    Episode 2: Convergence
    Feb 4 2021
    Violence erupts inside the Bank of America as the assistant manager, John Villagrana, bravely leads the armed robbers into the vault. Outside the bank, law enforcement from across Los Angeles rapidly converge on the scene. In the basement of police headquarters, a steely dispatcher rises to the biggest challenge of her career.
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    25 mins
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  • Episode 3: The Battle of North Hollywood

    Episode 3: The Battle of North Hollywood
    Feb 4 2021
    As the gunmen exit the bank, they unleash a hurricane of bullets from their automatic weapons, wounding many police and civilians. Rookie officer, James Zboravan, dives into a dentist’s office for shelter and lifesaving care. Another wounded officer—whose wife can hear his desperate radio calls—struggles to survive, as the gunmen march toward him.
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    33 mins
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Great insight to what happened on that day definitely worth a listen to scarey stuff. 5*.

Thrilling

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loved It. gripping from the start.
well narrated and very moving accounts from those who were present on the day

well worth downloading!!

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Excellent production. All the more dramatic for the witness accounts and unedited descriptions. Best real life drama I've heard in years. As a firefighter for over 20 years, it's great to hear all sides if the story, especially from the dispatchers.

Fantastic. Real life accounts riveting

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this is profound, true life is more powerful than any story, everyone who took part should be proud of being able to talk about how it really was.

moving

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Once I started listening I couldn't stop listen to all five episodes in one sitting. RECOMMEND to all.

gripping

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