LAPD Release Photos Of 'Unidentified Male' Wanted After Mass Casualty Incident
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Los Angeles Police Department released photos and a description of an "unidentified male" they are seeking in connection with a shooting during a mass casualty incident.
A car driven by a suspect named Fernando Ramirez plowed through a crowd of people on July 19 at around 2 a.m. outside of a nightclub. There were at least 36 victims.
"During the altercation, an unidentified male approached from across the street, produced a firearm, and shot Ramirez once in the lower back. That suspect fled the location and remains at large," the LAPD said in a release.
The shooting suspect is a Hispanic male between 5 feet 6 and 7 inches, and weighing between 150 and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue Dodgers jacket, police said, a light blue jersey with the number "5", and blue jeans.
"He has gauges in both ears and a goatee," the police release said.
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