Overview
- Around 2 a.m. on July 19, a Nissan Versa mounted the sidewalk outside Vermont Hollywood, destroying a taco cart, valet stand and striking a line of patrons.
- The Los Angeles Fire Department reported more than 30 injured—three critical, six serious and the rest fair or minor—and deployed over 100 personnel to triage and transport victims.
- Driver Fernando Ramirez, 29, was pulled from the vehicle, shot by a bystander and arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon; he remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- LAPD investigators are examining video and witness statements to determine whether Ramirez deliberately targeted the crowd or suffered a medical episode behind the wheel.
- Authorities have issued a description of the unidentified shooter—a bald Hispanic male armed with a silver revolver—and are urging anyone with information to contact police.