1974 SLA shootout

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Symbionese_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:aftermath increased police scrutiny of radical groups
gptkbp:armament automatic weapons
gptkbp:casualties 6 dead
9 injured
SLA members
gptkbp:community_impact displacement of residents
gptkbp:consequences arrests of SLA members
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films and documentaries
gptkbp:date May 17, 1974
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 hours
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Los_Angeles_Police_Department
improved tactical training
gptkbp:fire_department SWAT team deployment
gptkbp:government_response increased counter-terrorism measures
gptkbp:historical_context part of 1970s radical movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1974 SLA shootout
gptkbp:investigates FBI involvement
gptkbp:law_enforcement_tactics use of armored vehicles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage
gptkbp:media_type intense scrutiny of SLA activities
gptkbp:outcome shootout with law enforcement
gptkbp:police_casualties 2 police officers injured
gptkbp:political_impact influenced public opinion on radicalism
gptkbp:public_reaction shock and outrage
gptkbp:related_event SLA kidnapping of Patty Hearst
gptkbp:safety increased fear of violence
gptkbp:significance highlighted urban guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:slacommunications used radios to coordinate actions
gptkbp:slaend decline after the shootout
gptkbp:slaend_result further isolation of the group
gptkbp:slafunding robberies and kidnappings
gptkbp:slagoals overthrow the government
gptkbp:slahideout located in a residential neighborhood
gptkbp:slahistorical_significance part of the larger counterculture movement.
gptkbp:slahostages no hostages taken during the shootout
gptkbp:slaideological_support limited support from the public
gptkbp:slaideology leftist revolutionary beliefs
gptkbp:slaleadership gptkb:Donald_De_Freeze
gptkbp:slalegacy remains a symbol of radical violence
gptkbp:slamembers approximately 10 members present
gptkbp:slamembers_captured several members captured after the shootout
gptkbp:slaplanning planned for several weeks prior
gptkbp:slapropaganda use of media for propaganda
gptkbp:slapublic_perception viewed as terrorists by many
gptkbp:slapublicity attempt to gain attention for their cause
gptkbp:slarecruitment difficulties in recruiting new members
gptkbp:slaweapons acquired through illegal means
gptkbp:witnesses local residents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:first_SWAT_team_in_the_U._S.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8