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Driver Who Rammed LA Nightclub Crowd Faces 74 Felony Counts

Prosecutors cited surveillance footage showing Ramirez intentionally steering onto the sidewalk at Vermont Hollywood, striking a late-night crowd of pedestrians.

Law enforcement investigate the scene where a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in East Hollywood early Saturday, July 19, 2025 injuring several people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A vehicle that plunged into a crowd outside a nightclub, injuring dozens, is seen on Santa Monica Boulevard in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Garcia

Overview

  • On July 22, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed 37 counts of attempted murder and 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon against 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, who is held without bail and awaiting arraignment.
  • Surveillance video shows Ramirez driving a compact sedan onto the sidewalk outside the Vermont Hollywood nightclub on July 19, injuring at least 36 people and causing serious fractures and lacerations for eight victims.
  • After the crash, bystanders pulled Ramirez from his vehicle and attacked him before an unidentified Hispanic man shot him once in the lower back and fled the scene.
  • LAPD has released surveillance photos of the suspected shooter—a 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 male wearing a blue Dodgers jacket and light blue No. 5 jersey—and is asking the public to call Rampart Division or Crime Stoppers with tips.
  • Ramirez was on parole at the time of the incident and has a decade-long record including gang-related assault, a 2019 hate crime conviction and domestic violence charges; he faces potential life sentences if convicted on all counts.