Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in Los Angeles car-ramming
LOS ANGELES, JUL 22 – The driver faces serious charges after allegedly targeting a crowd in Los Angeles, with 37 counts of attempted murder filed by prosecutors.
- A 29-year-old man, Fernando Ramirez, was charged with 37 counts of attempted murder for allegedly driving his vehicle into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, injuring 37 people.
- Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said it was a "miracle" there were no fatalities, and Ramirez will face multiple life sentences if convicted.
- Ramirez has a criminal history that includes battery, gang-related charges, and a 2019 conviction for attacking a Black man at a grocery store.
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The man who drove into a group of people in Los Angeles last weekend has been charged with 37 counts of attempted murder. Fernando Ramirez (29) also faces 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted, he faces multiple life sentences. The incident happened overnight on Santa Monica Boulevard in the East Hollywood neighborhood. Ramirez drove his car into people, mostly women, waiting in line for a nightclub. After crashing into food ca…
Man charged with 37 counts of attempted murder in LA
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend, injuring dozens of people, some critically, has been charged with 37 counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said.
After driving into a crowd in Hollywood with numerous injured people, the Los Angeles Public Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against the driver of the car.
Los Angeles District Attorney charges 29-year-old man with using car as deadly weapon against 37 people.
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