At least 30 hurt as car ploughs into crowd outside LA nightclub
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A vehicle is being taken away after it drove into a crowd in Hollywood in the early hours of July 19, 2025.
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LOS ANGELES – A car slammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early July 19 morning, injuring at least 30 people, before the driver was assaulted by onlookers and shot, the city’s police and fire departments said.
At least seven people were in critical condition and six others were seriously injured, the fire department said in an online statement.
The incident, which took place outside a club called The Vermont, occurred just before 2am local time (5pm Singapore time), the fire and police departments said.
Captain Adam VanGerpen, a fire department spokesperson, was quoted by ABC News as saying the car apparently first careened into a taco truck outside the club and then through a valet stand and into a large group of people.
The Los Angeles Police Department said on X it was still investigating why the driver slammed into the crowd.
Members of emergency services work at the scene outside a nightclub on Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Officers responding to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon found the driver had been shot while being assaulted by onlookers, a police department official said, adding that he was taken to a hospital and his condition was unknown.
“He was transported to the hospital, he’s undergoing surgery, he is in stable condition. However, he is not free to leave, he is in the custody of Los Angeles Police Department, and we’re looking at charges such as attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon at this point,” Captain Lillian Carranza told broadcaster CBS.
A man suspected of shooting the driver fled the scene on foot and possibly was armed with a silver revolver, the police said. REUTERS, AFP
