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Jilly_in_VA

(12,452 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:33 PM Saturday

Man whose car struck crowd outside Los Angeles club, injuring 23, was shot, attacked by crowd

A man plowed his vehicle into a crowd of people waiting to enter a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday, injuring 23 people and getting shot by a bystander in the ensuing chaos.

Police said they received a call around 2 a.m. regarding an assault with a deadly weapon and traveled to the scene outside the club in the Rampart Village area of Los Angeles.

There, they found the suspected driver of the car-ramming being attacked by bystanders, one of whom managed to shoot the driver before fleeing the scene.

"During the course of this chaotic situation, there were about 23 people in total transported for a various number of injuries (to local hospitals)," said LAPD Public Information Officer Jeffrey Lee.

Lee said the condition of the driver was still unknown, but added "thankfully as of right now, nobody has died from this."

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-5473376/vehicle-drove-crowd-los-angeles-injuring-23-people-shot

Apparently the driver had been ejected from the club earlier, and this was hiw way of revernge? Looks like the tables got turned on him! What a mess!

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Man whose car struck crowd outside Los Angeles club, injuring 23, was shot, attacked by crowd (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Saturday OP
Ran Over Customers Because He Was Mad At The Club? ProfessorGAC Saturday #1
It wasn't a logical/rational decision but... skypilot Saturday #2
The deadly weapon being the car. BidenRocks Saturday #3
Reminds me a little bit of this record (You Tube) Jilly_in_VA Sunday #4

ProfessorGAC

(73,640 posts)
1. Ran Over Customers Because He Was Mad At The Club?
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:29 PM
Saturday

Not that I would condone it, but it would at least be more logical to drive into the front door.
Those patrons had nothing to do with his being kicked out.
He was in such a rage he didn't even pick the right target.
He hurt 23 people for no reason.

skypilot

(9,025 posts)
2. It wasn't a logical/rational decision but...
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:35 PM
Saturday

...irrationality (likely augmented by alcohol) is probably what got him kicked out of the club to begin with.

BidenRocks

(1,857 posts)
3. The deadly weapon being the car.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:21 PM
Saturday

This guy deserved to get shot!

Enough of this shit! This is how 2025 started.

Jilly_in_VA

(12,452 posts)
4. Reminds me a little bit of this record (You Tube)
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:23 PM
Sunday


My parents had it, and we kids thought it was hilarious, even though we didn't quite understand it at the time. I was actually surprised to find it on YouTube.
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