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30 injured after car plows through crowd in East Hollywood, black driver is pulled from vehicle and shot

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EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- At least 30 people were injured
after a car plowed through a crowd early Saturday in East Hollywood,
authorities said, and the driver was pulled from the vehicle and shot
after the crash. 

The crash occurred after an individual was removed from a nearby
business, the Los Angeles Police Department said. That person then
allegedly drove a vehicle into a crowd, according to police. 

The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. near the intersection of
Santa Monica Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. At least seven people were in
critical condition, six were in serious condition and more than a dozen
were treated on site, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Twenty-three patients were transported. 

Among the injured was a male with a gunshot wound, the LAFD said.
Authorities said 124 fire personnel responded at the scene. 

Witnesses said bystanders pulled the driver of the vehicle and attacked
him following the car ramming. The driver was shot during the melee, the
LAPD said. 

The shooter remained at large, and was described as a bald Hispanic man,
about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing a
blue jersey and was possibly armed with a silver revolver, police said. 

The LAFD initially said the driver had apparently lost consciousness at
the time of the crash. The Fire Department later told ABC7 that despite
initial reports, the agency could no longer confirm that the driver lost
consciousness. 

The victims were standing outside of music venue The Vermont. The crowd
included clubgoers, valet attendants and food vendors from a nearby taco
stand, according to the fire department. 

LAFD Capt. Adam VanGerpen said that a line of people -- mostly women --
were waiting to enter the nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan
Versa that also hit the taco truck and valet stand. 

People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency
crews arrived, he said, to help the victims. 

"They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco
cart out there, so they were ... getting some food, waiting to go in.
And there's also a valet line there," VanGerpen said. "The valet podium
was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of
people were impacted by the vehicle." 

The club was hosting a reggae/hip hop event from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.,
according to its online calendar. 

"This is a heartbreaking tragedy. I want to thank the more than 100 LAFD
and LAPD personnel who responded to the scene to help to save lives,"
Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. "The hearts of Angelenos are with
all of the victims impacted this morning - a full investigation into
what happened is underway." 

The LAPD is investigating the cause and motive of the crash.

https://abc7.com/post/car-plows-crowd-east-hollywood-driver-loses-
consciousness-striking-least-20/17195737/

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