The North Hollywood Shootout

10/21/24 • 56 min

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Transcript

Speaker 100:00:01.443

Thanks for tuning in to the old dirty basement on this week's episode . We're covering the North Hollywood shootout .

Speaker 200:00:07.589

Indeed , On the morning of February 28th 1997 , the streets of North Hollywood became the stage for one of the most infamous shootouts in law enforcement history .

Speaker 300:00:17.028

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