July 19 (Reuters) – A car slammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday morning, injuring at least 30 people, before the driver was assaulted by onlookers and shot, the city’s police and fire departments said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least seven people were in critical condition and six others were seriously injured, the fire department said in an online statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident, which took place outside a club called The Vermont, occurred just before 2 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), the fire and police departments said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Adam VanGerpen, a fire department spokesperson, was quoted by ABC News as saying the car apparently first careened into a taco truck outside the club and then through a valet stand and into a large group of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Los Angeles Police Department said on X it was still investigating why the driver slammed into the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers responding to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon found the driver had been shot while being assaulted by onlookers, the police said, adding that he was taken to a hospital and his condition was unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A man suspected of shooting the driver fled the scene on foot and possibly was armed with a silver revolver, the police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n