Car Hits Crowd, Injures 30, Driver Beaten Shot Outside LA Nightclub

In a tragic incident early Saturday morning outside the Vermont Hollywood nightclub in Los Angeles, a car driven by 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez plowed into a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 30 people, seven of them critically. Ramirez had been ejected from the club for disruptive behavior prior to the crash, which occurred around 2 a.m. as patrons were leaving a reggae-hip hop event. After the crash, bystanders attacked and shot Ramirez, who remains hospitalized and is in custody facing charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The vehicle hit a taco stand and valet podium but caused no structural damage to the nightclub itself. Police are investigating the motives and the sequence of events, including whether Ramirez was shot before or after the crash, and have described the shooter as a Hispanic male fleeing the scene. Emergency responders treated and transported 23 victims to hospitals, with a large ongoing investigation by the LAPD into this heartbreaking tragedy.