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CNN
20-07-2025
- CNN
Here's what we know about the East Hollywood nightclub incident
A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a devastating turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 30 people, including seven critically. The crash occurred outside The Vermont Hollywood, where 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez had been kicked out for being disruptive before police say he drove his car into the crowd. The suspect was beaten and shot by bystanders after the crash and is now in custody, facing potential charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Video footage after the crash showed blood on the street and injured patrons sprawled on the pavement as first responders provided aid, with some victims carried away on stretchers. Police cordoned off the area as investigators worked to piece together the sequence of events. The crowd had gathered outside for valet services, food stands and entry to the nightclub. A taco stand and valet podium were among the structures hit, but the venue itself sustained no structural damage, officials said. Ramirez, who remains hospitalized, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, but a motive has not yet been identified, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told CNN. Here's what we know so far, as investigators piece together what happened that night: The crash occurred around 2 a.m. local time, as patrons were leaving The Vermont Hollywood, located just west of the famed Sunset Junction in the Silver Lake district. 'A driver veered onto the sidewalk and struck multiple individuals,' the venue said in a statement. The club was hosting a reggae-hip hop event from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., according to its online calendar. A fight broke out outside the club before the crash, Maria Medrano told the Associated Press. The car hit a hot dog stand operated by Medrano and her husband, who narrowly escaped injury. 'The car stopped once it hit the hot dog stand; it got stuck there,' Medrano told the AP from the hospital. 'If not, I wouldn't be here to tell' the story. Police initially responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon but arrived to find the car had plowed into the crowd 'for reasons unknown,' with bystanders assaulting the driver, authorities said. The suspect was 'immediately taken into custody by the LAPD, and an investigation is currently underway,' the venue said. The driver had been kicked out of The Vermont Hollywood for being disruptive prior to the incident, Los Angeles Police Department Captain Ben Fernandes told the Los Angeles Times. 'From review of the video, he went up to the sidewalk further down and when he hit bystanders, it was an intentional act,' Fernandes told the LA Times. After the crash, bystanders pulled the driver from the vehicle and began assaulting him, according to Jeff Lee, a public information officer with the LAPD. During the altercation, one of the bystanders shot the driver, Lee said. First responders discovered the gunshot wound during a secondary assessment, said Capt. Adam VanGerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The suspect, who police believe was intoxicated, was taken to the hospital for surgery, a law enforcement official briefed on the situation previously told CNN. Authorities have found no evidence to suggest the incident was connected to terrorism or motivated by criminal intentions beyond the driver's impaired state, a law enforcement official said. The man who police believe shot Ramirez reportedly fled the scene wearing a blue jersey, officers said. Police believe he used a silver revolver in the shooting. A massive emergency response team of 124 firefighters responded to the crowded scene, treating and transporting victims to trauma centers and nearby hospitals, the LAFD said. 'Many people were lined up at the valet podium, coming out of the nightclub, and gathered around the food stands,' said LAFP public information officer Erik Scott. Seven victims were hospitalized in critical condition, six in serious condition, and 10 in fair condition. An additional seven people declined transport after being evaluated at the scene. The victims, ranging in age from their mid-20s to early 30s, included 18 women and 12 men, according to the LAPD. Most injuries were from broken bones and soft tissue trauma, but one victim also suffered a gunshot wound. 'We're very fortunate there were no deaths … When you have 30 individuals injured and seven critical. We're very appreciative of the coordinated effort of our public safety partners and we remain committed to supporting the victims in the community,' Scott said. Scott commended the efforts of bystanders, many of whom stepped in to help injured strangers. 'People were helping each other out,' VanGerpen said. 'People were waiting to go inside there (the nightclub), they're ordering tacos, so they're seeing people that they don't even know are injured. They're stepping in to help them out.' Videos taken after the crash show bystanders helping victims, some of whom were still bleeding on the pavement as they waited for aid. Mayor Karen Bass called the incident a 'heartbreaking tragedy' and praised the swift response of more than 100 police and fire personnel. 'The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning — a full investigation into what happened is underway.' CNN's Julia Vargas Jones, Emma Tucker, Josh Campbell, David Williams and Lauren Mascarenhas contributed to this report.
BreakingNews.ie
19-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Dozens injured after car rams into crowd outside Los Angeles nightclub
A car has rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub on a busy street in Los Angeles, injuring 30 and prompting bystanders to attack the driver, authorities said. 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. Advertisement 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. 23 victims were taken to local hospitals and trauma centres, according to police. A vehicle sits on the pavement after ramming into a crowd of people (Damian Dovarganes/AP) At least three were in a critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Los Angeles City Fire Department said. Fire Captain Adam Van Gerpen said that a queue of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand. Advertisement '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,' said Capt Van Gerpen, a public information officer. 'The valet podium was taken out, the taco truck was taken out, and then a large number of people were impacted by the vehicle.' People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived to help the victims. The driver, whose gunshot wound was found by paramedics, was taken to a local hospital. Police did not identify him or disclose his condition. Advertisement 'This is under police investigation,' Capt Van Gerpen said. 'This will be a large investigation with the LAPD.' The club, Vermont Hollywood, was hosting a reggae/hip hop event from 10pm to 2am local time, according to its online calendar. A fight had broken out outside the club prior to the incident, according to Maria Medrano, who was working on a food cart outside. Shortly after, Ms Medrano said the car hit a group of people standing outside. Advertisement She said she and her husband, who were both selling hot dogs outside, narrowly escaped after the car struck their stand, crushing it. 'The car stopped once it hit the hot dog stand, it got stuck there,' Ms Medrano told The Associated Press from the hospital. 'If not, I wouldn't be here to tell (the story).' Ms Medrano said she heard what appeared to be gunshots after the crash. 'Everyone started running,' she said. Advertisement
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
At least 30 injured after car plows into crowd outside music venue in Los Angeles
At least 30 people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, authorities said. The incident took place outside the music venue The Vermont, near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in east Los Angeles. At least seven people are now in critical condition, six are in serious condition and more than a dozen were treated on site, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. In total 23 patients were transported. Among the injuries, the LAFD reported a male with a gunshot wound. 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. After the vehicle became disabled, bystanders in the crowd dragged the driver outside the car and began to physically assault them, according to police. At some point during the physical altercation, the driver was shot by a Hispanic male who is still outstanding. The condition of the driver is unknown. Authorities said 124 fire personnel are assisting at the scene. The crowd outside the music venue included clubgoers, valet attendants and food vendors from a nearby taco stand, according to the fire department. "LAFD is coordinating patient triage and transport at this time," authorities said in an initial statement early Saturday morning. The police department is investigating the cause and motive of the crash. "This is a heartbreaking tragedy," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Saturday. "I want to thank the more than 100 LAFD and LAPD personnel who responded to the scene to help to save lives." She added, "The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning — a full investigation into what happened is underway." This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
7 people hospitalized after mass casualty crash on I-80 in Fairfield
( — Seven people were hospitalized Sunday morning after what emergency crews are calling a mass casualty incident. Around 5 a.m., the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 for reports of a collision. The crash involved four vehicles. Subsequently, firefighters said seven people were taken to the hospital with critical and minor injuries. Head-on Yuba County crash kills two people, several others injured Their current condition is unclear. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents' at food distribution sites
Medical officials, humanitarian workers and doctors in Gaza say they have been overwhelmed by almost daily 'mass casualty incidents' as they struggle to deal with those wounded by Israeli fire on Palestinians seeking aid. Doctors said many of the casualties they are treating describe being shot as they try to reach distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive US- and Israel-backed organisation that began handing out food in late May. Others have been injured as huge crowds form around convoys sent into Gaza by the UN, many of which are stopped and looted. Dr Mohammed Saqr, director of nursing at Gaza's Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, said he had personally witnessed countless mass casualty incidents in recent weeks. 'The scenes are truly shocking – they resemble the horrors of judgment day. Sometimes within just half an hour we receive over 100 to 150 cases, ranging from severe injuries to deaths … About 95% of these injuries and deaths come from food distribution centres – what are referred to as the 'American food distribution centres',' Saqr said. The casualties among those seeking aid – which totalled 640 killed and more than 4,500 injured between 27 May and 2 July, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza – have strained a system that is already close to collapse. 'Every bed is occupied by a patient, and these additional injuries place an unimaginable burden on us. We are forced to treat patients on the floor of the emergency department … Most of these injuries are gunshot wounds to the chest and head … Patients [are] with arriving with amputated legs and arms,' Saqr told the Guardian. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday its doctors in Gaza had seen a sharp surge over the past month in mass casualty incidents linked to aid distribution sites. Since the launch of the new aid distribution system, which Israel insists is necessary to prevent Hamas diverting humanitarian assistance, the ICRC's 60-bed field hospital in Rafah, in the south of Gaza, has treated more than 2,200 weapon-wounded patients and has registered more than 200 deaths. 'The scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent. In just over a month, the number of patients treated has surpassed the total seen in all mass casualty events during the entire previous year,' the ICRC said in a statement. 'Among the wounded are toddlers, teenagers, elderly, mothers – and overwhelmingly, young men and boys. Most say they were simply trying to get food or aid for their families.' An 86-bed field hospital run by UK-Med in al-Mawasi, on the coast of southern Gaza, has also received many casualties who were seeking aid when they were hurt. 'Since I arrived there have been a lot of gunshot injuries. They tell me how they were injured, and say it was at or near food distribution sites,' said Dr Clare Jeffreys, a British emergency medicine specialist who is working at the hospital. One patient with severe abdominal wounds told Jeffreys he had been injured as he picked up a box of food at a distribution site. There was no independent confirmation of the claim and the GHF has strenuously denied that any injuries were inflicted at any of its sites, blaming Israeli troops firing on Palestinians who are trying to reach the four hubs they have established in southern and central Gaza. It said in a statement: 'To date, there have been no incidents or fatalities at or in the immediate vicinity of any of our distribution sites during our operating hours.' The organisation said this week it has distributed 62m meals in the territory and was 'working tirelessly to distribute free food aid directly to the people of Gaza safely and without interference'. The Israeli military has repeatedly said it does not target civilians, takes all feasible precautions to avoid harm to non-combatants and abides by international law. But following a report in Haaretz newspaper, which quoted soldiers describing orders to fire on civilians seeking aid, Israel's military said it was reviewing its operations around aid distribution sites. Jeffreys said the UK-Med hospital was also suffering from acute shortages of basic supplies. 'We are really struggling … We are running out of external fixators, which are vital for [treating] open fractures, and critical medicines including pain killers, antibiotics and anaesthetics. For some things, there is just zero stock,' she said. The health care system in Gaza has been decimated during the 21-month conflict, which was triggered in October 2023 when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack into Israel, killing 1,200, mostly civilians, and taking 250 hostages. In the ensuing offensive that Israel launched into Gaza, more than 57,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians, and much of the territory reduced to rubble. Nearly half of the territory's 36 hospitals have been put out of service and the remaining facilities are operating at a fraction of their usual capacity. All struggle with acute shortages of essential medical supplies and basic equipment such as respirators, X-ray machines, scanners or even lamps for operating theatres. 'Staff are racing to treat an unrelenting tide of injuries, the vast majority caused by gunfire … [which] has overwhelmed Gaza's shattered healthcare system, pushing its already-diminished capacity past its limit,' the ICRC said. Shortages are now more acute than since the beginning of the war, medics told the Guardian, with a lack of fuel, which runs generators that provide almost all power, threatening an almost total shutdown of all medical services. For 11 weeks months, Israel blocked all food, medicine and other supplies from entering Gaza, accusing Hamas of diverting aid to fund its military and other activities, though the UN said its monitoring systems were robust. Since mid-May, Israel has allowed in a trickle of aid, including medical supplies. 'In the previous rotations, we would work in the operating theatre on between eight and 10 cases. Right now, we are working on 30-40 cases per day,' said Haitam al-Hasan, an operating theatre nurse at the ICRC's Rafah hospital. 'We have people screaming, rushing, trying to be the first in the line because, of course, everybody wants to be treated first. We have a variety of injuries, mostly complex injuries, blast injuries, but mainly gunshot injuries.' According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 1,580 doctors and medical personnel have been killed in the conflict. On 2 July, an Israeli airstrike killed Dr Marwan al-Sultan, a renowned and highly experienced cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital in Gaza. Among the healthcare workers killed in the past 50 days were three other doctors, the chief nurses of the Indonesian hospital and al-Nasser children's hospital, one of Gaza's most senior midwives, a senior radiology technician and dozens of young medical graduates and trainee nurses.
