{"id":76309,"date":"2025-07-19T21:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76309\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T21:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:04:12","slug":"vehicle-drives-into-crowd-in-east-hollywood-injuring-more-than-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76309\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle drives into crowd in East Hollywood, injuring more than 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people and leading bystanders to attack the driver, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The driver was later found to have been shot, according to Los Angeles police, who were searching for a suspected gunman who fled the scene. <\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear if the driver had been shot before or after the crash or why he drove into the crowd, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. <\/p>\n

Twenty-three victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, according to police. <\/p>\n

At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Los Angeles City Fire Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Fire Capt. Adam VanGerpen said that a line of people \u2014 the majority female \u2014 were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey 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\u2019s also a valet line there,\u201d said VanGerpen, a public information officer. \u201cThe valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.\u201d <\/p>\n

People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said, to help the victims.<\/p>\n

The driver, whose gunshot wound was found by paramedics, was taken to a local hospital. Police did not identify him or disclose his condition. The shooter was described as a man in a blue jersey with a silver revolver. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is under police investigation,\u201d VanGerpen said. \u201cThis will be a large investigation with the LAPD.\u201d <\/p>\n

The club, Vermont Hollywood, was hosting a reggae\/hip hop event from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to its online calendar. A phone message left with the business was not immediately returned. <\/p>\n

A fight had broken out outside of the club prior to the incident, according to Maria Medrano, who was working a food cart outside.<\/p>\n

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An area is roped off after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025, injuring several people. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/p>\n

An area is roped off after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025, injuring several people. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/p>\n

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Shortly after, Medrano said, the car hit a group of people standing outside.<\/p>\n

She said she and her husband, who were both selling hot dogs outside, narrowly escaped after the car struck their stand, crushing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe car stopped once it hit the hot dog stand, it got stuck there,\u201d Medrano told The Associated Press from the hospital. \u201cIf not, I wouldn\u2019t be here to tell (the story).\u201d<\/p>\n

Medrano said she heard what appeared to be gunshots after the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone started running,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[52902,3881,52903,1582,2059,276,57,4222,2961,2936,224,5337,52904,3677,61,52623],"class_list":{"0":"post-76309","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-adam-vangerpen","9":"tag-ap-top-news","10":"tag-automotive-accidents","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-ca-state-wire","13":"tag-california","14":"tag-general-news","15":"tag-gun-violence","16":"tag-la","17":"tag-law-enforcement","18":"tag-los-angeles","19":"tag-losangeles","20":"tag-maria-medrano","21":"tag-shootings","22":"tag-u-s-news","23":"tag-vehicle-ramming-attacks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114881932097965829","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}