Overview

• Los Angeles police identified 28-year-old Efrain Villalobos of Lawndale as the man who allegedly shot Fernando Ramirez after Ramirez drove into a crowd outside the Vermont Hollywood club on July 19.
• Investigators released surveillance images highlighting his gauged ear piercings and forearm tattoos reading “VILLALOBOS,” “Respect is earned, not given,” and “Miabella.”
• Villalobos faces serious felony charges, is considered armed and dangerous, and is the focus of an active manhunt across Los Angeles.
• Driver Fernando Ramirez remains hospitalized and is held without bail on 74 felony counts including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
• The July incident injured more than three dozen people and has prompted city officials to review crowd management and pedestrian safety in nightlife districts.