7 Critically Injured, 30 Impacted as Vehicle Strikes Crowd in East Hollywood

The car crashed into a crowd standing outside an event venue, with possibly a gunshot wound in one of the injured.

A vehicle sits on the sidewalk after ramming into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard and injuring several people, in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

At least 30 people have been impacted in the early morning of July 19 after an “unknown vehicle” drove into a crowd, based on latest estimates from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

The incident, which happened at 4661 W Santa Monica Boulevard, was first reported by the department in the early hours, around 1:59 a.m., Pacific Time.