Man drove into LA crowd intentionally, says officer

The driver suspected of ramming his vehicle into revelers outside an East Hollywood nightclub was beaten and then shot by bystanders, police said.

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Seven people are in critical condition after the driver of the Nissan Versa, who has not been identified, crashed into bystanders outside The Vermont Hollywood club at the corner of Vermont Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard at around 2 am [0900 GMT] local time yesterday.

In total, 23 people were taken to a local hospital for medical treatment, police said. LAPD Captain Ben Fernandes told the LA Times that the suspected driver was thrown out of the club earlier for being disruptive.

After he drove into the crowd, bystanders pulled him from the vehicle and started assaulting him. He was then shot from across the street by a suspect who remains at large, according to police.