On February 28, 1997, the Lakers had just finished their game against the Atlanta Hawks when the players who were resting in the locker room heard a shocking news.

"What? Shootouts? Xiao Yu's eyes widened.

"Shooting on North Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles? Impossible, right? Who else would choose to use a gun in that place? Campbell was also very confused, there were not many shootings in the United States, but in a wealthy area like Hollywood, robbers actually engaged in shootouts with the police, such a thing has never been discovered. He couldn't help but wonder why the robbers didn't go to a slum neighborhood and instead took a place like North Hollywood.

"That's right, it's weird." Kirtlambis also wondered why the two robbers would choose such a time and such a first place to commit a bank robbery. The police in North Hollywood can be said to be one of the most numerous places in the whole of Los Angeles, and if they are affected by the whole body, they will be surrounded by a large army as long as they show a little horse's feet.

"The police in America are really not good! Not even two thieves can't solve it. Bowen shook his head and sighed.

"Blackwater, what kind of company is that? Security companies, their strength looks really powerful, and they are better than those scumbag policemen I don't know how many times. ”

"Fortunately, with the security of this company, there were no major problems, which is really lucky!"

"When did this company come out? I've heard that it's all Navy SEAL members, and they're very strong, so if we have security needs, can we contact them? ”

A group of Lakers players chatted and started talking about it. And Kobe Bryant smiled and didn't talk to him.

Sure enough, the North Hollywood Avenue bank robber police shootout still happened. Bryant remembers this incident, and it was a very big blow to the confidence of the people who live in Los Angeles.

Even banks near Hollywood can be robbed! So where is it safe? The impact of such an incident is far-reaching, especially when ~ there are a large number of casualties, which is a stain on the Los Angeles Police Department.

On Feb. 28, while the Lakers were still preparing for a game against the Hawks in Atlante, two robbers came to Hollywood Boulevard. When they entered the bank, they were already seen and called the police.

That's right, the person who saw them was the staff of Blackwater. Kobe Bryant knew that this was happening, and of course he would not sit idly by, it was a life one by one, and he could save one by one. Life is precious, everyone's life is worth cherishing, Kobe Bryant certainly understands this truth, or he is the person who knows this truth best.

The two had robbed several banks before robbing the American bank. In total, about $1.6 million was snatched.

In the early 90s of the 20th century, they robbed a bulletproof cash truck in Denver, Colorado. But this time they only grabbed $23,000. A few years later, they robbed the cash truck again, this time for $125,000. Their third robbery was unsuccessful: they tried to intercept the cash truck, but were unsuccessful, so they had to give up.

A few weeks after the failed robbery, Phillips and Matasalinu broke into a U.S. bank and robbed $750,000 in cash — this time in a big way. After this time, they returned to the bank where they robbed the cash truck for the second time and grabbed $790,000.

It can be said that they are habitual offenders, and their appetite is growing! They took apart several bulletproof vests and ingeniously made Kevlar bulletproofs for their limbs, and his head-to-toe ballistic layers totaled nearly 42 pounds.

"Hey! Let's be quiet! "The robbers in ski masks pointed their guns up and fired warning shots.

The crowd was noisy, crying, and panicked. Under the command of the robbers, they held their heads in their hands and fell to the ground.

"Get the money in the bag!" Another robber took the bank employee hostage and tried to rob the property.

The lives of 36 customers and 12 employees hung by a thread.

The robbers didn't notice that their actions had been informed by Blackwater with the LAPD, and when nearby police arrived outside the bank, the two robbers happened to come out of the bank with their finances.

"Fack! Cop! Shoot! Shoot them! The robbers panicked and opened fire on the surroundings.

In an instant, many customers, employees, and police officers were hit. Three of them, civilians, nine police officers were hit within five minutes of the shootout

"Fuck off! Or I'll kill these hostages!" "Looking outside the bank, more and more police. The two robbers panicked, they knew that it was impossible to get out of here smoothly today.

"Again! The robbers have fully automatic weapons and body armor! They are hiding in the bank and cannot be suppressed! ”

The robbers' equipment was obviously several grades better than the police of the LAPD, and the two people wantonly tilted their firepower and actually suppressed the police.

The entrance to the bank was not very large, and the police simply did not have a way to rush in under fire, which led to a dangerous situation in which the 48 hostages in the bank were in crisis.

At this time, Blackwater had applied to the LAPD to assist in law enforcement, and the police department saw that there was no way to control the situation, or force a breakthrough and come back with heavy casualties. It is almost impossible to accede to the demands of the robbers, and the United States is a society governed by the rule of law, and it is impossible to give up law enforcement for the sake of hostages.

They decided to give Blackwater a try.

"It's in place, please instruct." Eric Prince, quietly climbed into the skylight of the bank, and a sniper rifle was already aimed at the robbers.

"Shoot!"

"Smack!" The sniper rifle roared, and the bullet spun and broke the head of a robber, splashing red and white and yellow on the ground. While the other robber was in a trance by this incident, several other employees of Blackwater quickly rushed into the bank and subdued the remaining robber.

According to the LAPD's summary afterwards, in the bank shootout, the gangsters fired 3 rounds of ammunition with 3 fully automatic AK-47S, 223 fully automatic BUSHMASTER, 1 308H&K pistol, and 1 9 mm Beretta pistol. There were 57 bullet holes in one police car, and 150 rounds were fired at a kiosk that was used as a shelter by the police at the scene.

Eleven policemen were injured and 18 civilians were injured. One of them was knocked out in the open, and he could be ~ killed at any moment before another cop braved flying bullets to pull a police car over and pulled him out. Thankfully, no police officers were killed in the whole incident.

And the name of BLACKWATER also resounded throughout the United States with this incident.

There have not been many terrorist incidents in recent years, and such a frenzied terrorist act of directly attacking a bank in a wealthy area shocked the whole country. It can be said that this is a challenge to the American order.

What does the government need to divert people's attention?

AND THAT'S WHEN BLACKWATER CAME ALONG.