The Story & Footage of LA's Most Infamous Heist Gone Wrong

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[@Wendigoon]

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[@turkeyguy3611]

Yikes

[@hamnbeans8093]

I'd do it if I had money

[@wanderer9815]

Drink Mug Root Beer and I will do a School Presentation with your videos on it.

[@mr.pissshivers]

@@wanderer9815 this is a certified mug moment

[@unkledoda420]

Ok so Raycon headphones have 32 hours of battery life but 8 hours of playtime, what is the other 24 hours of battery life for?

[@zettour.]

Fun Fact: Just two* years* prior to the North Hollywood shootout, the movie _Heat_ released. A common criticism of _Heat_ among law enforcement had been that the shootout scene with the armed suspects was "unrealistic" because it was believed that robbers would not be that heavily armed nor willing to fight police head on. The North Holly shootout would prove all that wrong.

[@grantbrendon]

Yup not to mention they found a copy of heat in the robbers house

[@thebig0opsyshow505]

@@grantbrendonsource?

[@RiteshSingh-po7tm]

@@thebig0opsyshow505 source? he made it the f*** up

[@song6771]

​@thebig0opsyshow505 Don't quote me on this, but I vaguely remember that the police report after investigating the guys house, they did find a copy of Heat in the living room I believe. Again, I could be wrong, but it does sound familiar.

[@JimmyCoca1994]

Anybody can learn how to shoot rifles and fight the cops heavily-armed but you have to be willing to die LOL

[@aussiegerrard]

Were any banks robbed while the 300 cops were dealing with this? What a perfect time for a bank robbery on the other side of town.

[@cheekibreekigameringandsuc1037]

that's so true. same can be done during, bomb threats, robberies, etc. which is scary to think that if multiple serious crimes happened at once the police would be overwhelmed and things would be much worse

[@aussiegerrard]

@@criticalmoment3859 Makes sense, gonna have a lot of angry customers though hahaha.

[@fightmem8931]

@@criticalmoment3859 i assure you they didnt close down the thousands of other banks in LA because this one was being robbed

[@erichughes284]

Yes and no

[@Martin.S.Langley]

@@cheekibreekigameringandsuc1037 that is kind of like what Anders Brevik did, he bombed a some office and then went postal on some people on an island.

[@ED-nk7wl]

My mom worked as a bank teller in the early 80s in a city just outside of LA. They had a regular that would pull up in a red mustang and rob the place every once in a while.

[@wworden3868]

Oh that is too funny... It was Anthony or Flea from the Peppers in the day, they would take turns! I was a few miles away on my 40th birthday at work the day of this!

[@noneknowstheswagger]

I’m giggling this is so funny to me 😭😭 “oh hey Joey, the usual?” “yep. how’s the family?”

[@zacharybanks7530]

Cyrus from tpb irl?

[@ActuallyUnicycleWheelie]

I was gonna like your comment, but it's at a satisfying 333 likes

[@SnailHatan]

Small banks and credit unions used to be insanely easy to rob. Honestly, a ton of them still are. There are career bank robbers who’ve been doing it for decades

[@paintedhorse6880]

For those who don't know, Emil and Larry's strategy of covering each other to move forward to the parking lot is a tactic taught in the US Army. It's called bounding and it's used to either force the enemy to retreat, or to allow riflemen to get close enough to engage and kill the enemy. So, they were using real life Military infantry tactics against the police.

[@doopdu1237]

So sick of reading comments about how bad their aim was. They were't trying to kill anyone, this was suppressive fire. Army's teach that yes, also Militias... This guy gets it

[@SarafinaSummers]

I genuinely thought it was called leapfrogging. :-)

[@stephenzavatski8016]

​@@SarafinaSummersterminology varies

[@DigitalApex]

@@doopdu1237 They even told the hostages to get inside the vault knowing that the entire lobby of the bank was more than likely going to be lit up when half of the LAPD's gunfire.

[@itsdabees]

I mean, it's not something that is an extraordinary idea. Pretty logical. Almost obvious.

[@calgarmaximus]

It's absolutely insane that historical footage can be copyright claimed

[@LeGabrielMan]

yeah you see that bank robber, He's mine

[@From-North-Jersey]

I think it might be news copter footage that was claimed. I figure the LAPD copter footage would be public record.

[@CornOnMacabre69]

Welcome to late-stage capitalism, my guy 👉😎👉

[@happninmojo]

If it's news station footage that's essentially the same as Disney or Universal. That's why many informative vids on KZbin, that are on specific events, don't use famous or well-known footage that is owned by companies. Example: the Zapruder film with the JFK assassination, the "UFO" mass sighting footage of lights over a mountain range in Arizona or New Mexico (I forget which), etc. You'll see the footage on the History Channel or Discovery because they pay the rights to use that footage. Typically, yt channels don't because it's expensive so they'll only use stills or different footage that is close enough. Typically the companies that own the footage are very aggressive at citing videos that use their footage.

[@LexYeen]

@EL AUTENTICO Enjoy the taste of that bootleather, fellow citizen. 👉😎👉

[@stuglife5514]

The craziest thing about this shootout was the news reporter who was casually reporting from behind a car while the shooters were actually shooting at him. Note, a 7.62x39mm will punch through and out the other side of a car. The only thing that will sufficiently stop the bullet is the engine block. Mans strait up was in the line of fire and didn’t care.

[@TNASTY6688846993]

He may not have understood that, in the movies cars stop bullets so people think that's how it really is.

[@herrschmidt5477]

well it depends on the range to the gun.

[@kalashnikovdog6131]

​@@herrschmidt5477 at 300 yards a 7.62x39 has the same foot/pounds of energy as a .44 Magnum. Even a "lowly" 9mm Luger can punch through both windshields of a car. Cars are not safe from gunfire in any way shape or form. Even hiding behind the engine block can cause you to take shrapnel or richochets from the bullet tearing through the body of the vehicle. If you take cover behind a vehicle, it's better to be about a body's length away. "Stay off the walls"

[@stuglife5514]

@@kalashnikovdog6131 Finally someone who understands these kinds of things hahaha

[@BearsInTheBeehive]

Jorge Viera initially didnt understand that the person he was filming was one of the robbers, he thought it was a SWAT officer. So it wasnt so much he didnt care, it was that he didnt know, and by the time he knew he was in the line of fire with no way to retreat (plus it made for some exceptional footage).

[@annoy4nce648]

It's crazy to me that multiple documentaries got so many facts wrong, considering that, as you mentioned, it's one of the few bank robberies almost entirely caught on camera.

[@JackTheripper911]

It's not crazy at all, its called poor journalism. People arent interested in getting the facts correct, they just want to shit out content as quickly as possible to profit off it. Yeah this shootout was caught mostly on camera, but then someone making the documentaries would need to *watch it* and that takes time, time these people dont want to waste in getting correct information, they just wanna vomit their content into the world and let the money roll in. "Good" journalism doesnt exist when those journalists stand to make good money off something.

[@WilliamLyons-ym7ee]

Almost every historical event you read about is riddled with errors and inaccuracies.

[@deltahomicide9300]

KZbin and actual filmmakers are really not that different. Then you have the media just making stuff up. Read the blog he mentioned at the start Bears in the Beehive. Now they did their homework.

[@christopherfoster3744]

@@WilliamLyons-ym7ee This documentary is just as bad !! 😂

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

​@@christopherfoster3744 Nah lmao Wendigoon's account is pretty accurate.

[@tb.7788]

37:15 the police weren’t being respectful of the shooter, they were trying to hide the body so any civilians wouldn’t see him. I had a friend die in a car accident and the person who’s house was next to the crash site was asked by police for a blanket to cover the body so the other people in the car who survived and anyone else wouldn’t have to see the body.

[@thepurpleemu]

damn sorry to hear that

[@AudieHolland]

I guess that's also done to prevent a crowd from forming, taking photos, obstructing the flow of traffic/people.

[@mikeks8181]

My neighbor across the street (94) was killed when hit by a car crossing the street to the mailbox! After running out and finding out what happened?!?! I ran back to the house and grabbed a sheet and placed it Over him. It was out of Respect! He was 94 and Volunteered at the Elderly Home Center! His initials are DG!

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

You've probably heard that in stressful situations your training takes over? I'm sure this is what happened here. The cops would have been utterly overwhelmed by the events and in order to avoid paralysis, their psyches reached for a to-do list to follow. The first steps would be to secure any weapons and to secure any bodies for all the reasons the other commenters mentioned above. Can you imagine a young patrol officer walking through his front door at the end of that shift??? What would have gone through his head? At least not a .308 round, I suppose...

[@optimuskieselstein]

It is usually a mix of both. In germany for example they cover accident sites so people don't stop to watch and hinder things going on around them but also especially in accidents or for victims it is disrespectful to watch for enterprise (There's also fines these days for people that do that which i fully agree with)

[@kingcam4117]

imagine being one of the people that were working in a bank and have to explain to 24 different robbers that, "im sorry sir but the first guy got to it all at 7 am you probably should of gotten here at 6:30 or 5 to actually get something out of your trip, the exit is that way sorry for the inconvenience"

[@americankid7782]

Customer Service for bank Robbers

[@van3158]

Banks open at 8 here

[@jorgesolis9468]

Can you imagine 2 or 3 different bank robbers showing up at the same bank

[@AnthonyPhiri-MW]

Wild😂😂😂

[@boxman4900]

you could stop at 5 or 6 banks, or just one

[@casualcyberguy1314]

“He tried to remove someone’s head because he thought it was funny.” Truly a man ahead of his time.

[@darthXreven]

ahead? I see what you did there...... if he had gotten the head off and played catch that'd be called Chuck D Head...eh?? ugh

[@gracie1312]

The Telltale Head

[@gunargundarson1626]

Pssh, that’s rookie stuff. Try decapitating and eating someone’s head they just met on a bus for the lolz (he’s out on insanity charges) THANKS CANADIAN JUSTICE.

[@treyanimationz]

Probably wanted to face off with a stronger opponent after that one

[@darksydedabs]

The severed embalmed head ??

[@dr.redacted-gb5hh]

"*Larry was in no condition to drive at the moment*" had me dying

[@XJ_gnarles]

When you first called that pickup truck a jeep you were right, it is a jeep. Its a J series full size pickup built on the SJ wagoneer platform. Idk if anyone else picked up on that

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Came here for this it’s a jeep

[@PWRFORCE_]

me toooo

[@judenotdead2272]

Came scrolling for this comment

[@Zain-fu9zp]

'So while not 28 individual bullets, im still sure he was having a terrible time.' Wendigoon would've made a great reporter

[@jibbajabba]

Don't insult him

[@Zain-fu9zp]

@@jibbajabba Whyd you think im insulting him?? f anything I’m complimenting his reporting chops. In all seriousness dudes a gem 💎

[@Sodapop-rd5ku]

@@jibbajabba welcome to the internet Get gud

[@druffner]

@@Zain-fu9zp you're insulting him because reporters are gay

[@basedokadaizo]

@@druffner that's an insult to gay people, we're not *reporters*

[@kososka]

Something about Wendigoon calmly talking and suddenly pulling put a gun just out of frame is alwayss so funny to me

[@queuedjar4578]

speak softly and carry an ak off screen

[@andrecarrick6277]

He has big guns

[@libbyfemenella1308]

@@Tonysopranoyafinook fr I was like “WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT?!?”

[@RexM-od1vt]

​@@libbyfemenella1308 ask yourself why he wears Hawaiian shirts and you'll understand why he needs a grenade launcher. Also he talks about conspiracies that will probably put him in grave danger.

[@gabrielst828]

​@@libbyfemenella1308 well... He's american, do you need more explanation than that? 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@3RAN7ON]

41:47 officer boxer briefs reporting for duty! 😅 Dude probably heard the call over the radio and went ASAP! What a stud!

[@chubbyDAW]

Was looking for this comment😂😂😂

[@bailey9750]

This happened down the street from us and was the bank my grandma used. Bank robberies really were so common that even after this, she was annoyed at not being able to go that day. I remember being too young to understand why the bank suddenly had tons of bulletproof glass installed inside, and still to this day is decked out more than a lot of other banks in the area.

[@dancing_odie]

My grandma was a teller at a bank for like 20-30 years in LA. They got robbed a lot. I can confirm.

[@pogostix6097]

Your grandma must've had ovaries of steel, because I would have been held up once, had a panic attack, and quit right on the spot. I would not go back thank you lol

[@abra4662]

@@pogostix6097 Be held up enough and you became a south american

[@RoosterFloyd]

​@@abra4662 A fate worse than death.

[@christopherquintero6910]

​@@RoosterFloyd😂😂

[@ginmar8134]

I came back from Iraq and went to work security at a bank that had gotten robbed three times in six months. You're so cocky for a while after you've been in battle that you go toe-to-toe with big huge guys and it's a pleasure because they're not suicide bombers. The bank was in a grocery store and it was boring, so you got to be genuinely useful to all the customers, if you bothered to learn all about the store. It was a great feeling having the necessary information to answer all sorts of questions.

[@vinnisace]

The thing is with the robberies with the notes, my mom used to work at a bank, and she did get robbed like this. She told me that she gave the guy the money because she didnt know if he was armed or not. The dude eventually got caught, but my mom got FIRED for literally DOING HER JOB the way she was trained to. A couple years later the FBI gave her a 'im sorry' letter from that guy while he was in prison. Turns out he was a drug addict, and he got help.

[@thesecondfloorguardian7841]

How did your mom react to the letter?

[@marcoaureliofernandezreyes1413]

Yes, please, tell us.

[@davieboy45123]

I really hope she took legal action towards the bank then!!

[@judet2992]

Ah like the pyramid schemes.

[@judet2992]

@@davieboy45123 Same

[@charlescordell6337]

For the advocates of “assault” weapons bans, this took place during the assault weapons ban (1994-2004) and the criminals ignored it as predicted!

[@markfrost2707]

new ones werent being sold.....that was the ban.....not owning them

[@mach-1049]

Really engaging. I typically would not sit to hear someone ramble on about some heist, but you somehow kept me locked in. You are really, really good at what you do. Great job, man!

[@larryminton2670]

Your use of props added to the video.

[@CadeTaylor197]

I believe the anti seizure medicine was Emil’s, he had epilepsy after receiving a serious head injury from a mental patient, he also had brain surgery for said injury

[@CadeTaylor197]

THE MAN HIMSELF LIKED MY COMMENT

[@Ricekrispy10]

@@CadeTaylor197 Dawg he LOVED your comment

[@venamotylek]

Thanks Joseph Stalin

[@kevaughnramsay9846]

BASED

[@CadeTaylor197]

@@Ricekrispy10 haha, even better comrade

[@Btn1136]

My grandma worked at a train station in Chicago in the 40s and 50s and she was robbed 7 times at gun point. She said they were always nice about it and they were almost like special order customers. They were often dressed well but not mob related.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

I hope it's not rude to have laughed at that... But I did. She had to be hard as fuck to keep working there. Realistically though, that's the best way to rob someone and things would be much better if we just had more polite armed robbers. Jokes aside, it's a very effective strategy, hell it's humane in a way. Killing someone that you're robbing makes no sense; you're just adding a murder charge. D.B. Cooper was described as extremely kind. When asked by his hostage "why?" he told her "It's not that I have a grudge against you or your airline. I just have a grudge." According to her, he kept reassuring her that everything was going to be okay, despite the *bomb* on him. I think that's a large contribution as to why he was the only successful hijacker. He even told the crew (who he had lock themselves in the cockpit) "Have a good day" before he jumped out. He was so polite that he *got the plane grounded and evacuated without them knowing about the hijack. (Edit: While you might assume Stockholm Syndrome, there wasn't enough time, she didn't help him, she was still a *hostage*.) It's fascinating when you think about it, someone can be doing an awful crime while still acting like good people. Maybe being a good person and committing awful crimes aren't mutually exclusive...

[@pewpewplasma3793]

@@XXMatt0040XXwell, there’s quite a few stories out there of so-called “good” people who do bad things. The thieves with hearts of gold. Of course, stories are just that. Stories. So perhaps tellings of them should be taken with a grain of salt.

[@Jhnzo_]

Those numbers would probably be a lot higher now

[@viktorbirkeland6520]

​@@pewpewplasma3793 They should always be taken with a grain of salt. But criminals aren't necessarily bad people, some are just people who haven't figured out how to live law-abiding lives.

[@chubbysurprise4429]

​@@viktorbirkeland6520and laws aren't necessarily good either p.s I agree with you not tryna start anything

[@jaclynnix1882]

All the little details you share, like about the 60 year old woman calling the police on a “Mad Man,” and the tangent about robbing banks in the 60s, and the helicopter telling the random man to surrender ect ect is so good it makes your videos special

[@Brock_3256]

I've watched several covers of this story. I didn't know the part about them leaving Emil laying on ground for an hour to bleed out. Not a big deal considering the circumstances, but in a selfish way, I kind of wish he had survived so we could've heard a lot more of the story from his point of view. What a crazy story it is, though!?!?

[@micnorton9487]

Yeah the cops could see he had major leg wounds and he was face down and handcuffed,, they coulda took a couple belts or whatever and did some tourniquets on his thighs but I suppose they kinda had a little grudge thing going... What was it like 7 or 8 cops with serious bullet wounds and that many innocent people too,, still I'd want to see him stand trial and imo the cops were just being pricks....

[@markgray6982]

They should have been charged with murder for not getting him help,,,,,,,,,,,cops are not Judge , jury or Hangman

[@myenuendo]

@@markgray6982 Charged with murder? 🤣 They saved the taxpayers a ton of money on this loser!

[@hobertrodric4440]

And he would’ve most likely shed some light on the other robberies they were suspected of

[@micnorton9487]

@@hobertrodric4440 He might have but it's unlikely,, Emil was pretty smart so whatever he stashed was probably accessible by his family.... And since he and Larry had offed a security guy while robbing an armored car,, there was no way he was going to escape a life prison sentence so there's no way he'd help the state get back any money......

[@TakedaS115]

"And the housekeeper, who was from South America, said he was being a wuss because this happened all the time where she's from." As a Brazilian, I felt that.

[@mmelo7832]

O pior é que é verdade kkkk

[@see-sharp]

Considerando a nossa situação eu não duvido que tal coisa tenha acontecido.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Novo Cangaço it's a Northern Hollywood shootout every week.

[@higgsbonbon]

hue

[@TakedaS115]

@@higgsbonbon hue

[@francisjones1409]

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about firearms, having the KZbin appropriate “prop guns” on screen is really interesting and helpful. Wedigoon explains and showcases how firearms work in a way that’s really accessible and interesting, and I honestly really appreciate the in-depth explanations 30:25

[@TubboDaKittyCat]

Unfortunate that my British brothers and sisters still suffer under unjust laws!!! PARALMENT SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GIVE YOUR PEOPLE A CHANCE TP DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST THIS SHIT!!! Right to a fun should be in EVERY country!!!

[@brianstabile165]

It’s not a prop gun I bet he actually owns guns and goes hunting

[@KaoticReach1999]

​@Brian Stabile I think he knows that, it's why he put quotations.

[@jakboi6529]

He’s from the south 😂

[@jamessallt2393]

It's...airsoft or something

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

I was actually home sick when this happened with a massive fever. Was absolutely surreal to watch this happen live on T.V. Come to think of it, I was rarely sick as a kid but it seems like whenever something screwed up happened in the 90s I was home sick and ended up watching it on the news. Rodney King, the last day of Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing. All watched live on T.V.

[@bizooty8782]

Let me know when you get the flu so I know to stay inside.

[@NaturallyEarth]

The quality and depth you explore all the sources in this video is amazing. My favourite video you have made. I love this topic and you do a really great job narrating the events. :)

[@Und3rgroundMan]

I remember watching this live on TV in '97. I'm still amazed that the only fatalities were the robbers. I remember watching one of the robbers shooting himself. That was insane.

[@ichigo.42ga3]

@Zoomer Stasi they said only *fatalities*

[@elgringofeo9348]

Damn how you get signal underground?

[@Brian2]

My fellow old head! I was looking for anyone that experienced that as well in the comments. It was nuts and the next week drove it home as the news talked about it so much.

[@Und3rgroundMan]

@@elgringofeo9348 A distributed antenna system, Gringo.

[@elgringofeo9348]

@@Und3rgroundMan nice

[@k1ssmyfast]

This reminds me of the guy who snapped and turned his bulldozer into a tank and had a war with the cops in his city. Wendigoon I’d love to see you do a video on this. The story itself is pretty crazy and kinda sad.

[@coledibiase5971]

Fun fact about that, he didn't intend to hurt anyone, and he didn't. He only damaged property, in retaliation for the fact that the city fucked him over hard.

[@nynameisnyan20]

its killdozer and Count Dankula did a 40min video on it

[@Zanzibar_Dallax]

*Marvin Heemeyer* was an American patriot 🌺

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Oh man I had forgotten about that, that whole saga is absolutely bonkers

[@lewando4287]

All hail marvin meeyer

[@karinnathompson5836]

Being brand new to your channel, this is an excellent breakdown. I remember as a teenager listening on my radio in N Hollywood at school, seeing the helicopters in the air and hearing the gunshots. It was wild.

[@mierardi88]

I live in LA now, most of my friends are older than me and many of them are from here. My best friend grew up in East Los Angeles and was working in NoHo in the 90's. I asked if she had heard of the North Hollywood shootout, she told me she watched it happen from the dealership she was working with at the time.

[@bobrbw]

This really is like an action movie. It’s thrilling, all filmed, and no one died except for the villains. And the people breaking rank also reminds me of it

[@maximesergeef4542]

dude what the fuck??!!!

[@viderevero1338]

Literally looks like a Rdr2 mission.

[@mjwbulich]

These two had 100% seen Heat too many times.

[@Arthur-fz5xw]

@@viderevero1338 looks like Saint Denis heist

[@BadBusiness.357]

​@@viderevero1338more like GTA

[@windowzombie]

LA 90s cops go into full on 45 minute shootout with underpowered weapons against full autos, while Uvalde cops with semi auto rifles twiddle their thumbs outside while some sick man kills children. Despicable.

[@davidreed6264]

Exactly right

[@Big_AlMC]

It was done on purpose. look into it.

[@bean3230]

@@Big_AlMC 🤓

[@Supremucy]

California cops just built different than Texas cops. Talk means nothing when shit hits the fan.

[@wolfbones666]

Some sick boy. Not a man.

[@jeremywhitlock7157]

Great video commentary was hilarious. As someone who watched this whole thing go on live with my mom and her boyfriend back then at the age of 15 i remember it like yesterday and think you did a great job covering it especially correcting the documentaries. When I watch those and say that didn't happen people think I'm crazy and how would I know better than the people who made the documentary. So a big thank you for that

[@katie7390]

Wendigoon's 'prop guns" in tandem explaining what went down is not only really funny, but also super informative for the situation

[@LeiCal69]

It's so nice of Wendigoon to have all these airsoft to show us the robber's armory and what went wrong with some of them.

[@crispybutters3596]

Yeah. Airsoft…..

[@peteatkinson3500]

Pretty handy to have access to an Airsoft like that! Props!

[@vopogon3248]

Nice Airsoft for sure.

[@basicname1555]

He was def not one of them def not...

[@HXRRVISH]

@@vopogon3248 nah bro its just really modified nerf guns trust me

[@jowar9958]

My dad was one of the cameramen in the helicopters, the police gave them bullet proof vests but they sat on them instead of actually wearing them because of where the bullets would be coming up from

[@erichughes284]

Like we did in Nam.

[@Ratedcrackshot]

My dad was one of the bullets that was fired

[@anonymousrd8882]

@@Ratedcrackshot my dad was a tire that got blown with the bullets that where fired

[@Heccct]

My dad was one of the bulletproof vests yours sat on.

[@williamwright1281]

@@erichughes284 I was just scrolling through these comments to see if anybody would mention what you just did for that simple fact

[@creepy.cookie3187]

i’m rlly glad this vid stayed up, love ur vids man!

[@billroberds9075]

Watching again you did absolute awesome job on this story

[@AnvilPro100]

I've always wondered why bank robbery has such a high sentencing no matter how little violence there is, but now I know it's because if you were a bank teller in LA in 1992 alone you were held at gun point at least 5 times

[@ExeErdna]

They were wild in the 90s. If that type a fervor happened with crime now it'll be recorded with a Go-Pro live on Twitch...

[@herrschmidt5477]

nah it's all over the world like that: You don't steal from the rich and powerful. Even in Germany we got a quite high death toll on bank robberies compared to other crimes even if it's just about silly money and no one really got hurt.

[@westernwarden8758]

of course Jailbot from superjail is commenting on this video!

[@ultraviolettas]

should have happened after the 70s lmao

[@crimsonking440]

Having a gun pointed at you only seems non-violent until you have it happen to you.

[@jerricaweatherall8604]

As someone who’s been robbed at gunpoint at my bank job back in 2019, I found this both extremely interesting and oddly comforting. I’ve always felt weird mentioning or even reminding people I was robbed at my job, so it’s nice to remember I’m not alone - unfortunately the bank robbery I was caught in was a takeover style and honestly was just…quite an experience.

[@Mister_Clean]

My mom had some interesting stories from her time as a banker. She got the classic "guy in a baseball cap calmly pushing a note over the counter" experience. Can't imagine a movie-style takeover. Sounds like a wild ride.

[@nevadascaredme7436]

We're all glad you are okay after that incident

[@Keirnoth]

It still baffles me why tellers aren't provided gun training and aren't armed.

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

I'm so sorry you had to go through that Are you in therapy if that isn't tmi

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

@@Keirnoth you know what that's a good question

[@THATBLUEBLAZER]

It’s the most surreal feeling when I’m watching a video and then I hear “Raycon” because I use them as headphones for everything I own that has a bluetooth connection.

[@brinepacer]

First time I've seen one of your videos - this was super rad. Glad to see it got the attention you were hoping for.

[@crazyeightsize]

Hey there Wendigoon, you were right the first time. The truck Emil tried to car jack was a 1966-1971 Jeep Gladiator.

[@Teknivil]

LOL

[@Genghis-Jon]

It also didn't have a 'kill switch'. Emil just didnt know how to drive stick.

[@jeepdude7359]

👍

[@panheadbob2926]

Thanks for posting your comment. Now I don't need to. Jeep trucks were cool old rigs.

[@fernikinss]

jeep commanche not gladiator !

[@dylankellywashere]

This is legitimately the best break down of the shootout I've ever seen. Your a gun guy and know basic tatics and movements which shows. The common sense approach to why they did certain things and issues with their weapons has always been glossed over besides they were illegally converted. Please do a video on Waco, ruby ridge too but the algorithm might be an issue with it.

[@TheB00tyWarrior]

I've seen a few videos on Waco that have now been removed. Curious.

[@jthablaidd]

I’d love to go to a range with hkm

[@13StJimmy]

I was thinking the same thing I’d love to see him cover Waco but he’d have to talk in code like the MLK video 😂

[@AradiatheAlien]

I concur; bill hicks would be proud as fuck.

[@ZorroVulpes]

somehow i feel like if wendigoon covered waco he would "commit suicide" with a sniper rifle fired from a helicopter a mile away

[@awg9dog]

Hey , good going Wendigoon ,. I had just come across your vid and am real impressed with your narrative skills and attention to details. Im aware of most of the details, but you shedd a great view into the affec's of these two clowns. Good job .

[@algoner4421]

I enjoy your sense of humor and effort. I subbed 👍

[@kujo317]

Wife: "Honey.. where's those bedsheets we were gifted at our wedding?" Husband: "So here's the thing"...

[@neckbone3943]

Bro, you just now came across my radar with this video. Subscribed and looking forward to getting into your catalog. Awesome

[@dustinschouest8405]

I'm impressed Wend. This was more detailed and better explained than anything else I've seen on North Hollywood. You should look at the 1986 Miami shootout. You could make as good an explanation as Paul Harrell

[@themetalone7739]

I would bet $10,000 that the phrase "let him bleed out" was uttered by police during the time when medical aid should have been given.

[@carstontoedter1333]

"hey let's not approach the dude who spent the last half hour trying to turn us into swiss cheese to give him useless superficial medical attention and will probably try to kill us anyway". Legitimately a good tactical decision, if you want medical assistance from the cops don't larp as war machine.

[@wyattblackwood3927]

No doubt about it. I'm cool with that.

[@treyway6301]

@@wyattblackwood3927 same

[@thelonelypilot]

@@wyattblackwood3927 I'm not. Police should not able to decide who lives or dies, only the courts and God.

[@wyattblackwood3927]

@@thelonelypilot if EMS and paramedics are busy patching up citizens and police officers who could have been killed by this lunatic and he dies before they get to him, I'm good with that. There are some people in society who just should not be allowed to live. If that makes me a bad person in your eyes, then I'm a bad person. I'm also good with that too. You're lucky, I usually don't respond to cowards who hide behind fake screen names.

[@Deadeye88]

"For KZbin this is.. airsoft or something" Yeah, Wendigoon knows what's up.

[@BSIII]

Super based

[@jamieblack2406]

🤦 OMFG, HEY EVERYONE COME AND LOOK AT THIS EXPERT.. QUICK LOOK AT THIS TROLL WANTING ATTENTION.. OVER HERE, CHECK THEN OUT.. There, you got the attention you needed???.. You have no Idea how far from truth you are.. Do so research, you have 2 eyes, 2 ears and only one mouth, so look and listen twice as much then you open your mouth.. It is much better to sit quietly and have people think your a fool, then open your mouth and remove all doubt..

[@ObservationofLimits]

Real Americans can tell by the sound 😜

[@sandelsbanken7362]

*demonstrates chambering real gun moments later

[@purpleblaze1793]

So glad I found this channel! Ty for your content!

[@stripmin41]

Seen many documentaries on this shootout you did a great job explaining it without using just the footage.

[@Moon_Child_Mari]

I’ve gotta say. I’m not particularly interested in guns, but I thought you tying your knowledge into this case was super interesting and I feel like I genuinely learned a lot from your perspective! I’d be totally down to hear you cover more cases like this!

[@Keirnoth]

It's important you learn about them, especially if you're from the US. Many countries don't have anything like the Second Amendment. It'll keep you from sounding like you're not informed on this issue when you are demanding gun control to stop people from getting an "Assault Rifle 15" and "Assault Weapons".

[@hf4229]

I think the fact that wendigoon is a gun guy really makes these videos even more enjoyable, because many channels or media outlets that don't understand firearms or tactics tend to have a hard time explaining certain aspects of situations, or they flat out make shit up when they have no idea what they're talking about. Wendigoon adds a lot to these videos with his knowledge of both tactics and firearms as a whole.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

I agree. I was already subbed before watching this video but it's one of my favorite retelling of this incident!

[@nlmbboogz7382]

Agreed!

[@BrettManZA80]

Yeah he didn't say "assault weapon" even once 😂

[@mylittlebouquet3994]

Ikr?! And when he pulled out bullets for reference I was like “holy sh!t”.

[@browning2471]

@@juice6199 maybe the guy just prefers to not curse? Who cares?

[@cykool78]

dude first time ive come across your content ,i have to say, i really enjoyed the way you told the story and dove into it way more than all the other docs ive seen on this ,,evey time you laughed i did too because that shit was funny, deffinetly subcribing to you ,,,bravo great work dude, im intrestested now to see more of your work, peace out from sunny Cyprus .

[@itsmekurm1t]

him pulling out the 9mil and 308 and that whole ass HK and AK givin me moistcritical vibes

[@cass_the_weirdo]

This makes me want this to be a series chronicling some the most bizarre, funny or plain stupid crimes even done just to break up the creepy and unsettling shit on the channel

[@mallow_]

Agreed

[@dosne975]

Agreed

[@androrobuiques9497]

Agreed

[@Benster5126]

Agreed

[@justleo2956]

Agreed

[@herecomesaregular8418]

The thing about phenobarbital is that you're not going to feel "intoxicated" in the way that a lot of the other sources might have imagined. You're just going to feel exceedingly calm (bordering on lethargic if you don't have enough stimuli to occupy your senses), and you're also not going to exhibit what you might call reasonable risk-aversion. Basically even with their plan falling apart and finding themselves surrounded, they probably met their end with something akin to indifference. Like a lot of anti-seizure meds, phenobarbital was also widely used to treat people with panic attacks and PTSD.

[@ryohio4706]

I've taken phenobarbital before, in the form of a migraine medication, and it really does just feel like it calms your nerves in a mild way, similar to a weak anxiety medication.

[@lakeside1168]

"Shit its whatever man, good run" BANG -Larry no cap

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

Wonder how many mercs know this trick.

[@DogeickBateman]

@@lakeside1168 "Oh man cops just shot me in the head." -Emil said, calmly

[@meepy546]

@@DogeickBateman "Damn bro GGs" -Emil as hes laying on the ground dying

[@RantVideoPhone]

I'm from Northern California and I remember driving into Southern California the day this happeed. As we were driving down the highway, we saw multiple helicopters overlooking the scene. We had no idea what was happening and only learned about it later. ("The Ventures" at the House of Blues were GREAT! 🎸)

[@tonymorris4335]

Hey Wendigoon, as a 100% total and permanently disabled veteran I can tell you that not dying can be almost as bad as dying and sometimes you'll wish it'd just ended you. It's easy for people to be lighthearted with stories like this because nobody innocent died but many of those wounded probably never had a normal life again.

[@SarafinaSummers]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. It was not forgotten, nor in vain. 💜

[@captainantilles6713]

I like how this video implies that whenever wendigoon is making these he just has several guns lying right next to him

[@lukesites2457]

Wendi(goon)

[@coledibiase5971]

As anyone always should.

[@cralo2569]

and during the conspirancy theory iceberg, multiple diagrams and secret books to aid in his explaining

[@toxiccorgi2108]

He's very in depth on his research. I believe he actually encountered alternates in person for research on the Mandela catalog.

[@dennisonthelens7562]

@@coledibiase5971 nah, only Americans

[@marecwolfe]

The vehicle you called a "Jeep" was actually a Jeep Truck model that was produced for a time. So don't beat yourself up you were right. You can tell by the distinctive grill in one picture and the tailgate has side latches instead of a center handle.

[@donosborn9551]

Yep j10 pick-up

[@monkeyshenanigans4177]

was just about to say this

[@ShaggysMovingPictureBox]

Ahh I came here to say this!!

[@fenixchief7]

Me 3, we all know our pickup trucks apparently

[@shino9797]

Jeep trucks are so cool

[@ThePunisherTN]

Great coverage and haven't seen some of that footage since a kid!

[@ItsRawdraft2]

Having trained with the G3 as my service rifle, all I'm gonna say is that the officers were lucky that the robbers didn't know how to use it properly.

[@jackyflowers7159]

I saw the movie Heat with a friend and he thought the shoot-out scene was too unrealistic. I was like what is so unrealistic about heavily armed robbers robbing a bank! He responded that that could never happen in real life! Anyway, about 1 year later this shoot-out occurred, and yes I rubbed it in his face all day and told everyone what he had said too.

[@hotmess9640]

😂

[@Gyrfalcon312]

Life always finds a way... to trump art.

[@mdragarg]

>told everyone what he said too Oh no you didn't

[@mmorehouse2094]

Yeah this definitely happened

[@twograves693]

this scene is actually the most realistic gunfight scene is any movie ever, so its incredibly wrong

[@michipantin6343]

As a latina, I can confirm that the housekeeper wanting to casually go home in the middle of a gunfight while also calling her boss chicken is the most on brand thing ever

[@InvaderGIR98]

I'm dying. You killed me

[@SnakeFaceCobra]

😂😂😂

[@grangesaves33]

Yup. I'm pretty sure my grandma could have easily eliminated them armed only with her shoe and a wooden spoon

[@watonemillion]

wtf are you talking about

[@mmmapplesauce1673]

Latinx*

[@cognito941]

Amazing job on this !

[@Crustydodo]

This video was the first ever video I watched from wendigoon and it’s still my favourite thanks wendigoon for the addiction

[@veezopolis]

As straight forward as this story seems, the mysterious fabrication of reports and other shady cover ups, makes it really seem like this was much bigger and/or worse than just 2 guys getting killed in their own gun fight

[@1blackice1]

People who’s instinctive reaction after you’ve done something wrong is to cover it up probably are not the best people to be cops. And yet, so many of them are.

[@higgsbonbon]

@@1blackice1 the people who shouldn't have power are most likely to seek it out

[@pdragon619]

Honestly I don't think there's much more mystery to it than "these two shot a bunch of our guys, so fuck em we're just gonna let them bleed out" and everything else was just an on-the-fly cover up not thinking anyone would really care that much to look into it. The police are corrupt, but that corruption isn't always some elaborate scheme.

[@lainiwakura1776]

I don't know if it was the same division, but I remember hearing on the news about the LAPD Rampart division having a bit of the ol' corruption and being investigated for it.

[@jay_r9825]

@@lainiwakura1776 LAPD and corruption go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly especially back in the 80’s and 90’s no surprise if they played a part in it

[@OPCr1s1s]

I’ve seen videos covering this shoot-out in the past, but never have I personally seen anyone talk about all of the strange events after the gun fight. Thank you for all of your effort. Super interesting and entertaining, as always.

[@Landoftheignorant]

I appreciate you having (at least a basic, and say I that with respect) an understanding of firearms and ballistics to not further conflate the understanding of viewers. Thank you for that. This was very well done.

[@langwang9130]

Anyone else incredibly confused about how car maneuvers can be under copyright? wtf?

[@socwyvern9745]

The bank robber was lucky in the sense that: he’s drum mag even fed, back then they were notoriously horribly at jamming, and that his dissipator AR-15 was able to shoot properly. The dissipator is the most unreliable version of a 16” barrel because the gas port can’t get enough gas down it to function 99% of the time. Bro literally picked the WORST rifle with the WORST possible mag choice and lucked the hell out with almost zero malfunctions. His luck was so good he should’ve just gone and played the lottery, won, and avoid the shootout.

[@djmateo7134]

Dude found the only reliable beta mag on the planet

[@austinknowlton1783]

I did like your comment because in general I agree but I would like to point out that his was built by Bushmaster. In the 90's they were the gold standard.

[@socwyvern9745]

@@austinknowlton1783 yeah but then he cut the barrel from 20” to 16” which is what causes the issue. The dissipator sold by bushmaster had a low profile gas lock under the handguard and was a faux dissipator. The rifle used didn’t have that. I’ve got one of those bushmaster uppers and it’s an absolute beast, I just wouldn’t make it less reliable.

[@Summersevedouche]

I thought the same thing these guys obviously have tan plenty of ammo through their gear to know it’ll work

[@wyattblackwood3927]

Well considering they were using AK-47s, not AR-15s

[@j-gnat1275]

I would love to see more breakdowns of shootouts. You’re right, it’s not really covered in the true crime community, and it is fascinating.

[@shadycatz85]

i think the risk is adding to the glamorisation of it, and it going the way of mass shootings, where it increases due to desire for infamy and notoriety. so, one has to be very careful with how they go about it. this one works because no one died, the shooters are dead, no money got stolen, and it is now virtually impossible to do what they did due to introduced methods of policing and robbery prevention (as well as identification methods).

[@remtanic2617]

@@shadycatz85 To be honest covering murders runs the same risk.

[@RedFourth]

I agree, but at the same time it is still educational for a full breakdown of how these tragic events played out since a sanitized shortened version of events can lead to misunderstandings

[@sofialima4521]

@@shadycatz85 I think it's the way one can tell the story that makes a difference. Like, let's not say they were "mad evil geniuses" and I think we're good.

[@AD-ui6sk]

Look up the “Donut Operator” ex cop with a chill personality and his main thing is reviewing shootings he actually did one for this incident too

[@xposa2781]

Brah, your commitment to research for this video is exemplary, well done.

[@donalddepew9605]

According to a LAPD detective I knew, there was also a female accomplice who did manage to escape without being found. There was conjecture about this, but they basically shut down the whole area including the LA river and its associated drainage systems. I was north there and the Foothill Division Station shared the same frequency as the North Hollywood station. The Foothill Station emptied out and headed down that way. Great Video!

[@LexYeen]

Dude, _please_ do more coverage of historical events. You're great at it. Edit: 47:00 Speaking as a Californian? That's the LAPD at their finest, no surprise here.

[@theguystealingyourinternet3712]

LAPD was like: "shit we haven't sufficiently abused our power today, oooh look an elderly couple!"

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

@@theguystealingyourinternet3712 cops do have a lot of experience in abusing people

[@fleebogazeezig6642]

He should do a video on the 1986 Miami-dade shootout, it was another important shootout in the history of law enforcement as it led to the phasing out of revolvers in favor of semi-auto handguns

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

Honestly I thought how the police in Die Hard acted was inaccurate because how incompetent they were, turn out it VERY accurate.

[@jamesong.a.7695]

39:38 you were technically correct when referring to the yellow truck as a “Jeep”. It was a 1963 Jeep Gladiator, or J-Series Pickup which were made by Jeep until the 80’s.

[@heathergardiner1592]

Was going to say it looked just like the jeep truck my grandpa used to have so probably wasn’t wrong

[@kabbakam]

dawg just call it a jeep

[@ClassicIronAddict]

Came to the comments to make sure someone pointed this out lol

[@allenmoore4569]

It was a Jeep J10

[@night_owll28]

Juck

[@zaqzilla1]

I always learn things from Wendigoon's videos. Like how being shot in the face is a big deal.

[@urbanflowk3788]

41:45 I absolutely love that the SWAT team guy on the bottom of the screen is in shorts. That dude is my hero

[@larryminton2670]

I believe the Metro officers were having a training day when they were notified to respond to the scene which was miles away. Also, I heard that Van Nuys Sgt. Papworth made the decision to obtain AR's from B&B Gun Store.

[@wilhelmhause3510]

I have no sympathy for what happened to those two, but that hand to heart salute just hit. It made the fact that these are two close friends click, and he just has no choice but to salute his fallen brother while accepting his own fate in doing so. That's fucking brutal

[@shadowtheraptor7800]

strangely poetic

[@alypha737]

yeah theres no way he can see larry on video he seems to be 200- 300 metres away

[@alypha737]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3nMYqptqdWJbac at 19:55

[@TTCanadaJapan]

Well brotherhood isn't an inherently good thing

[@fumothfan9]

Game recognizes game.

[@lostloser519]

I can't even imagine how many government watch lists Wendigoon must be on because of his search history lol. Keep up the great work sir, but be careful as you can.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

I'm sure they see his KZbin channel and then understand why it's in his search list. He probably also uses a vpn

[@og8263]

lets not pretend hes in danger or something thats just cringe

[@youtubeuser84848]

pretty cringe

[@CliptMedia]

@@backwoodsjunkie08 You have no idea what a vpn does lol

[@yourlocalcryptid9553]

Yes. Every day an FBI agent rolls out of bed, grabs his gun, and then scrolls through Wendigoon's channel to see if he uploaded today and got to close to the truth. When the agent sees nothing here he just sets his gun down and mutters "Not today... not today."

[@masonrouthier7764]

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago. I think i had heard of you before though. I think from a couple creepypastas that you may have written and/or did voice work in. Which is kinda cool to put a face to the name. Not sure if you are the same wendigoon or not? Lol i do remember it being one of my favorite creepypastas that id heard. Anyways. Good work on this story. As well on the yuba 5. Which is the 1st vid i saw on your channel. Will definitely be checking out the rest of your content!

[@A.v.g.e.e.k469]

Wendigoon pulling out a rifle really caught me off guard

[@thelorp5186]

Wendigoon, if you're interested in more insane heists you should look into the Nokas Heist in Norway. It involves a burning car, battering rams, assault rifles and sub-machine guns and suspects that are still unknown

[@TheShadowhog759]

Ooo that sounds interesting. I’d love for him to cover this i’ve never heard of it before!

[@Helperbot-2000]

Im Norwegian how have i not heard about this

[@TheMasterMI6]

Please do more content like this, I've never been one for "True Crime" genre stuff but your covering of shootouts is so engaging and straight to the point, that I too think this is absolutely my favourite niche as well. As someone who's also a nerd about guns, I'd love to see more content about guns too from you. I don't know what type of content you could do, but I'm absolutely here for it!!!

[@WormOfEscence]

Yes!

[@JOSWAY787]

Weirdo

[@spooky3406]

@@JOSWAY787 🤓

[@ashleyshim2078]

😕😕😕😮Yikes

[@WormOfEscence]

@@ashleyshim2078 shut

[@georgeofhamilton]

_Heat_ was so efficient in taking inspiration from this incident that the film was released over a year before this robbery even happened.

[@benj...]

"It seems that getting shot in the face highly discouraged Emil from continuing the fight." you don't say lmao

[@Pog_Of_Greed]

I Died laughing when Wendigoon pulled out the strap. he"s like the bob ross of conspiracy theory.

[@fordsquared537]

Jeep, over the years, has actually made a couple different models of pickup. It looked like a Comanche to me, so I looked it up. Wikipedia states it was a 1963 Jeep gladiator, so you were actually right about it being a jeep.

[@freakied0550]

I thought it was a Comanche too.

[@randommodnar7141]

His subconscious knew

[@hubriswonk]

Very cool Comanche truck.

[@topspot4834]

You get a gold star for looking into that. Nicely done!

[@andrewreece3861]

It’s a Jeep for sure. In the 60s those were Gladiator trucks. They were sold as J series trucks in the 70s and 80s. I had a 78 J10 at the time this happened and I remember my dad pointing out that the Jeep at the end of this shootout.

[@rockroll7649]

Lots of good research, dude. You've clearly put in the time for your video. Good stuff.

[@emilyg927]

Wendi, love your videos! You should do one on Scott Scurlock, the Hollywood Bandit if you like bank robbery stories

[@marvinmahehu1848]

The reason he walked out is because it had become unusually quiet outside especially that a major road was next to the bank and the time of day would mean a lot of traffic. The lack of traffic was as a result of the cops blocking off the road

[@mambak9]

You got that from the documentary

[@kran_-px3vo]

You giggling like a schoolgirl at bank robbery statistics is so oddly hilarious and part of the reason I love this channel so much

[@getchaloot2097]

"giggling like a schoolgirl" don't say that, it's weird.

[@dam2k16]

@@getchaloot2097 It’s a common expression.

[@alexafelix2877]

I started laughing too and was like Wait - Hahahahaha

[@toxiccorgi2108]

It's oddly funny learning how fast the world can turn into real life grand theft auto with robberies happening multiple times a day in a single city.

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

@@toxiccorgi2108 And this was years before grand theft auto or even Doom was a thing.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Nice! And- "whether you're a king, or a street sweeper, sooner or later, you gotta dance with the reaper."😂

[@fernandoperez1]

I remember when this happened I woke up late that day turned the TV on and It was in all the channels I watched it live.... I will never forget so crazy