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Shootout

By: Grant Anderson, Peter McDonnell
Narrated by: Maureen O'Connell
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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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  • 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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Martin Whitfield
Peter McDonnell
Grant Anderson
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About the Creators

Peter McDonnell is a creator, producer, and writer of the Audible Original series Evil Has a Name, Call Me God, and Brooklyn North. He was a producer of the 2020 Netflix documentary series Pandemic and the NBC documentary series The Forgotten West Memphis Three. McDonnell runs the audio department at XG Productions. As a writer, he has reported on the environmental impact of cruise ships, Rachel Carson’s pioneering study on the harm of DDT, and Richard Byrd’s Antarctic survival for magazines including Outside. McDonnell is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has an MFA from Oregon State University. A native of St. Louis, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife Sarah and their son and daughter, Angus and Anna.

About the Creators

Grant Anderson has worked as a producer and creative executive on some of television’s most celebrated crime dramas of the past twenty years, including NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, and Third Watch. He began his career working in production on television series at Lorimar and Warner Bros. and was a member of the original team behind the global television hit ER. Grant runs the scripted film and television division at XG Productions. Originally from the Bay Area, he grew up in southern California and studied Television and Film at California State University Fullerton. Grant lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jacque and their son and daughter, Henry and Samantha.

About the Performer

Maureen O'Connell was an FBI Special Agent for 25 years and investigated hundreds of violent crimes. For 20 years, she was also a member of the FBI's Evidence Response Team and traveled extensively to collect clues at crime scenes around the globe. Today, O'Connell runs her own consulting and security company in Los Angeles. As a longtime singer and student of opera, she is drawn to all types of vocal performances, including audiobooks. In 2019, she narrated her first audiobook, the Audible Original Call Me God.

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I was worried as a police officers wife I wasn't going to be able to listen to it but it is so well done. Hearing from victims, officers, dispatch, family members, the doctor was captivating.

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Wow

That's was a crazy listen it seemed like a movie but it actually happened in real life but the story was told well

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unbelievable

we owe our police everything...they risk their own lives to protect us! thank you for this great account of events!

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That sad story changed the way police do business

Police work can be very scary business. Not what you see on tv. The police were overpowered by 2 bandits who were armed with either semi auto or auto Ak-47. And it seemed like more ballistic armament on their bodies. LAPD MEN & women were unbelievably brave & scared shitless. Lu

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Excellent true crime story

I was glued to the entire podcast. Top notch production value. It is a tense, violent story told compassionately.

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Crazy

It's been a while since I've heard about the North Hollywood shooting. These accounts lend so much more detail. It's crazy what they all went through.

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Heart Stopper

This podcast was really great. I lived through this incident, not too far from where it happened and yet, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the whole sordid scenario. I felt for the victims, i related to the family members and I felt for the bystanders. That was definitely a day for Crowning Heroes. 💜

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Riveting

One of the best-conceived, best-written true crime podcasts I’ve ever followed. I listened to the whole series twice.

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Keeps you on the edge of your seat.

From start to finish, I could not stop listening. The emotion from the people involved as they told the story from their perspective was palpable. I shed a few tears listening to them, not gonna lie. Wonderfully produced. Absolutely recommend.

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Really well done crime podcast

My wife and I listened to an episode a night, five nights in a row. I felt like I had a front row seat to the goings on. Very well done.

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