Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo remembered remaining in the middle of a criminal offense scene at a young age. Trujillo, 59, shared his frightening encounter with the Manson household, as the artist in-depth running for cover throughout a shootout. “Long story brief … Charlie Mason simply had actually gotten detained … and [I’m in] Hawthorne, California, I’m remaining at my granny’s home,” Trujillo started on the “Time to Relax with The Offspring” podcast. “The army surplus store there around the corner on Hawthorne Boulevard was robbed.” METALLICA DONATES MORE THAN $277,000 TO PEDIATRIC CANCER HOSPITAL IN ROMANIA Heavy metal band member Robert Trujillo reviewed being a spectator throughout a Manson household shootout in 1971. (Getty Images) “Basically, the Manson household had this grand plan– you can inspect it out on the web– they were going to rob the weapon shop and get their ammunition and whatever, and they were going to go to LAX,” he continued. “They were going to go to LAX and their strategy was to pirate a 747 and need that Charlie gets sent out to them, and they’re going to take this aircraft to God understands where. This is what they were believing.” Trujillo went on to state that the group’s strategy didn’t work and the authorities brought up to the scene. Minutes after, there was a shootout. The rocker explained his painful experience as he concealed to prevent the criminal offense scene. Trujillo, 59, shared his frightening encounter with the Manson household, as the artist in-depth running for cover throughout a shootout. (Getty Images) DANNY TREJO RECALLS MEETING CHARLES MANSON BEHIND BARS IN A NEW MEMOIR: HE WAS A ‘SLICK LITTLE WIMP’ “We were hearing gunshots, the entire offer. All of an abrupt you get the [police helicopters]and they’re flying around. They’re talking through their intercom, whatever they started up there: ‘Everybody, hide’… And so my father shuts off all the lights. We’re concealing in the shower. And it was truly spooky. It was type of like that scene in ‘Close Encounters [of the Third Kind]where you see the light come through the windows.” “My father at one point unlocked to see what was going on–‘ Get the f– back in your house now, ‘” he remembered his dad shouting. GUY ASKS IF HE’S WRONG FOR OBJECTING TO WIFE’S CHOSEN BABY NAME CHARLES MANSON: ‘SAME NAME AS A SERIAL KILLER’ Charles Manson was founded guilty for one count of murder and numerous counts of tried murder. He was the leader of the Manson household, a cult that performed numerous murders. (AP/Ron Galella ) The Metallica band member included that a Manson member of the family was concealing in the carport that his grandparents owned and after that was surrounded by authorities. “Luckily, there was an utility room that separated the system that we remained in, so he would’ve entered into the window of the utility room, which might have been the window of your home and after that hijacked.” LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS After the disorderly occurrence, Trujillo chuckled and stated he and his cousins were looking for bullets the list below day. He furthermore shared that cult activity was typical maturing in the Venice Beach location. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Metallica is presently on the roadway for their M72 World Tour. (Getty Images) Mary Brunner, Catherine “Gypsy” Share, Dennis Rice, Charles Lovett, Larry Bailey and Kenneth Como were associated with the Aug. 21, 1971, occurrence that caused a shootout with the authorities, with Brunner and Share being hurt, according to People through Vox. Metallica is presently on the roadway for their M72 World Tour and will continue their efficiencies into 2024, playing in Europe and North America. CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Metallica band members are Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story pointers can be sent out to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.
Metallica artist information run-in with Manson household throughout notorious shootout
