Norco shootout
| Norco shootout | |
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| Location | Norco, California, United States |
| Date | May 9, 1980 3:40 p.m. (UTC-7) |
| Target | A branch of Security Pacific Bank |
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Attack type
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Bank robbery, ambush shootout |
| Weapons |
AR-15 rifle HK 91 rifle HK 93 rifle Shotguns Handguns IED |
| Deaths | 3 (including 2 perpetrators) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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9 |
| Perpetrators | Belisaro Delgado (killed) Manuel Delgado (killed) Christopher Gregory Harven Russell Harven George Wayne Smith |
The Norco shootout was an armed confrontation between five heavily-armed bank robbers and deputies of the Riverside and San Bernardino County sheriff's departments in Norco, California, United States on May 9, 1980. Two of the five perpetrators and one sheriff's deputy were killed, 9 other law enforcement officers were injured, and gunfire damaged at least 30 police cars and one police helicopter.
At approximately 3:40 p.m., five men armed with shotguns, an AR-15, an HK91, an HK93, handguns, and an improvised explosive device robbed the Norco branch of Security Pacific Bank. Deputies of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responding to the bank robbery call confronted the perpetrators outside the bank and a shootout ensued, killing one perpetrator. The perpetrators then stole a vehicle in the bank parking lot and fled the scene, leading police on a 25-mile (40 km) car chase into neighboring San Bernardino County. Riverside County deputies were joined in the pursuit by officers of other area law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The perpetrators then ambushed the pursuing deputies and engaged them in another shootout in unincorporated San Bernardino County near Lytle Creek before escaping into a wooded area in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.
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