Seven people are in critical condition and at least 23 others were injured after being dragged by a vehicle outside his nightclub.
According to what a driver has become known, he initially struck with his vehicle a food sales stroller and a large group of people outside a club. Police announced that the driver was out of the vehicle, beaten and shot after the collision.
About 30 people were hurt early Saturday when a driver plowed into a crowd waiting in line outside an East Hollywood nightclub, according to police.
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He was then taken to the hospital and was admitted to the operating room, describing that he is in stable condition. For this reason, he said, Lapd was not able to determine if the driver was drunk.
Police are looking for the gunman who shot the driver.
Crushed and returned for revenge
The accident appears to have been intentionally, according to Los Angeles Police Commander Lillian Karanza.
Two LAPD sources told NBC4 that the driver was arguing in the club and expelled him from the space. He returned to the club and began to quarrel again, resulting in security being thrown out. The man then got into his car and fell on the crowd, according to sources.
The vehicle used by the perpetrator of the attack
Pictures from the scene showed a gray vehicle dissolved on the sidewalk with debris scattered on the floor. At least twelve firefighters are distinguished along with a number of people sitting on the floor on blankets.
The update on the injured
Seven people are in critical condition, and six people are in serious condition, the announcement said. At the same time, ten more people have slight injuries, while another seven refused to help the accident.
According to the information, the injured are 12 men and 18 women aged 20 to 30 years. Among the injured is the perpetrator whose identity was not released by the police, but said he was in custody as he was recovering in the hospital. It is not clear which categories he can face.