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A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people.
Victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, according to Capt. Adam Van Gerpen, public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
At least three were in critical condition after being injured along Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, the Fire Department said in a statement.
Van Gerpen said that a line of people — the majority female — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand.
Paramedics discovered that one of the patients had a gunshot wound, Van Gerpen said.
He told The Associated Press that the identity of that person was not yet known.
“It was a very chaotic scene on arrival,” Van Gerpen said. “Initially, there was so many people here our firefighters had to triage.”
People inside the club came out to help in the minutes before emergency crews arrived, he said, to help the victims.