July 20, 1949: Mickey Cohen, right, and Harry Cooper leave the Continentale Cafe on Santa Monica Boulevard. An hour later, the two were shot outside Sherry's Restaurant, on Sunset Boulevard. This photo was published on Page 1 of the July 21,1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Edward "Neddie" Herbert, one of Michey Cohen's associates, after getting shot outside of Sherry's restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. He has a towel in his mouth to ease the pain. Herbert died a week later from his wounds. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bill Murphy / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Mickey Cohen receives emergency treatment at Hollywood Receiving Hospital for a shoulder wound. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Miss Dee David getting treatment after being shot outside Sherry's restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. David, Mickey Cohen and two others were shot. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Mickey Cohen's car outside Sherry's on Sunset Boulevard after the shooting. An arrow points to bullet holes in the window. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Police Sgt. G.W. Murphy, center, and Highway Patrolmen P.E. Hammond, left, and W.A. Hopkins study shotguns used to shoot Mickey Cohen and three others. They had been tossed into gutter by gunmen as they fled in a car. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Spectators look at a bullet hole in the front door of Sherry's Restaurant after the shooting of MIckey Cohen and three others. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: John Malmin / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: This is what the gunmen saw as they fired at Mickey Cohen's party across the street in front of the restaurant. The car in the right foreground took part of the blast, with slugs ripping the fender.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Men hide behind bushes during a reenactment of the ambush on Mickey Cohen and others in front of Sherry's Restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: John Malmin / Los Angeles Times
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An illustration by Times artist Charles Owens shows the ambush of Mickey Cohen and others outside Sherry's Restaurant on Sunset Boulevard on July 20, 1949. This illustration was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Charles Owens/LA Times / ProQuest
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July 21, 1949: Mickey Cohen visits Dee David at Queen of Angels Hospital. They were shot, along with two others, outside Sherry's Restaurant on the Sunset Strip. This photo was published in the July 22, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clay Willcockson / Los Angeles Times
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July 21, 1949: Mickey Cohen in the hospital after being shot. This photo was published in the July 22, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: From his hospital bed, Mickey Cohen tells officers what happened during the shooting. From left, John K. Law, at telephone; Sgts. Charles Williams and K.H. Knowles; and Deputy Guy Walker. This photo was published in the July 21, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: LA Times file photo / Los Angeles Times
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July 20, 1949: Frank Niccoli, seated, and Eli Lubin with Mickey Cohen at the hospital after Cohen was shot. The Times described the two visitors as Cohen henchmen. This photo was published in the July 22, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times
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July 22, 1949: Det. Garner Brown, left, and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz check the crime scene at Sherry's. This photo was published in the July 23, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times
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Aug. 3, 1949: At the Hall of Justice, Johnny Stompanato, left, accompanies Mickey Cohen to the inquest in the shooting. This photo was published in the Aug. 4, 1949, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Paul Calvert / Los Angeles Times
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Oct. 19, 1950: A portrait of Los Angeles Mirror columnist Florabel Muir at work a year after the Mickey Cohen shooting. Muir was struck in backside, resulting in a bruise. Portions of the background of this print were painted by a Mirror artist.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Mirror
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