Crime
Mass casualty incident declared after vehicle plows into crowd on West Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, CA – A devastating incident unfolded early Saturday morning in East Hollywood when a vehicle drove into a crowd, resulting in mass casualties and prompting a large-scale emergency response from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
The incident occurred at approximately 4:20 a.m. in the 4600 block of West Santa Monica Boulevard.
A man drove grey car into a crowd outside the Vermont nightclub.
The driver reportedly lost consciousness at the wheel.
Authorities are still determining whether the driver’s loss of consciousness was due to a medical emergency or potential foul play.
According to LAFD, the crash left at least 28 individuals injured, with emergency responders categorizing their conditions as follows: three in critical condition, six in serious condition, and 19 in fair condition.
A total of 124 LAFD personnel responded to the scene under incident number #0120.
Victims were triaged and transported to local trauma centers for further care. Authorities confirmed that multiple ambulances were dispatched due to the volume of injuries.
Officials have not yet released details about the circumstances leading to the crash or whether the driver remained on scene.
LAPD is leading the investigation, and no further information about potential arrests or charges was immediately available.
The area was shut down to traffic as investigators worked to process the scene.
Authorities are urging anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
CHICAGO — A 37-year-old Chicago photographer was fatally shot Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The victim was identified as Troy Hollingsworth, owner of PolaBear Red Filmz.
Police said Hollingsworth was seated inside his Nissan Maxima in the 100 block of East 118th Place at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, when an unknown individual opened fire.
Hollingsworth was struck multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities confirmed.
At this time, no suspects are in custody, and detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Additional details have not been released as the investigation remains ongoing.