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Off-Ramp

Covering the 1974 SLA Shootout - With Bullets Overhead

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Sep 12, 2009
Scene of SLA shootout, 1974.
Scene of SLA shootout, 1974.
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Covering the 1974 SLA Shootout - With Bullets Overhead
Jim Mitchell was one of the many reporters in the KFWB newsroom. John Rabe talks with him about his scariest story -- covering the SLA Shooutout with the LAPD from just feet away.

Jim Mitchell was one of the many reporters in the KFWB newsroom. John Rabe talks with him about his scariest story -- covering the SLA Shooutout with the LAPD from just feet away.

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