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Los Angeles: Car ploughs into crowd outside LA nightclub, injuring 30 | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Thirty people have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd queuing to get into a nightclub in Los Angeles. | |
Seven were critically injured and six were in a serious condition after the crash in East Hollywood, the LA Fire Department (LAFD) said. | |
A line of mostly women were waiting to enter the Vermont Hollywood music venue when the car struck at 02:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Saturday. | |
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that when officers arrived, bystanders had dragged the driver out of the Nissan Versa and were attacking him. One assailant shot the driver. | |
The driver was taken to hospital for surgery, the LAPD added. His condition is unknown. | |
The vehicle drove through a taco stand, through a valet podium, and then into the crowd, said police. | |
Pictures from the scene show a grey car on a pavement with debris strewn on the ground, and a large police presence. | Pictures from the scene show a grey car on a pavement with debris strewn on the ground, and a large police presence. |
The nightclub club was hosting a reggae/hip hop event at the time, according to its website. | |
A law enforcement official told CNN the driver is believed to have been intoxicated. | |
Police have described the suspect who opened fire during the melee before fleeing on foot as a bald Hispanic man. He was wearing a blue jersey and potentially armed with a silver-coloured revolver. | |
In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident a "heartbreaking tragedy". | |
"The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning - a full investigation into what happened is under way," she said. | |
The victims have all been taken to hospitals or trauma centres, LAFD Captain Adam VanGerpen told reporters at the scene. | |
"It was a very chaotic scene," Capt VanGerpen said, adding that "a lot of bystanders by the club came out to help people". | "It was a very chaotic scene," Capt VanGerpen said, adding that "a lot of bystanders by the club came out to help people". |
Watch: "It was a very chaotic scene," says LA fire department captain | Watch: "It was a very chaotic scene," says LA fire department captain |