Near Hollywood, California First Republican Bank.
Due to a bank robbery occurring here, the small plaza area outside the high-rise building was surrounded by bystanders and news media workers.
Inside the bank's lobby, there were numerous bank employees who were coerced by robbers into becoming hostages, as well as customers who had just come to conduct their business since the bank opened.
Some LAPD officers, along with a few agents from the Special Investigation Team, were sitting with them on chairs, comforting them while asking for clues on the robbers such as their voices, language, skin color, and whether they had any scars or tattoos.
Continuing deeper into the bank's lobby, less than five meters to the right rear side, there was a very thick circular iron door.
The iron door was equipped with a time lock, fingerprint lock, and password lock; precautionary measures were extremely strict.
Stepping into the iron door, inside was a brightly lit corridor.
