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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The man accused of plowing his car into a
crowd outside an East Hollywood nightclub and injuring dozens has a
long and violent criminal history, including nearly a dozen cases
in Orange County alone.
Records show the suspect, 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, lives in
San Clemente. Neighbors told Eyewitness News that he lives with his
mother in a small apartment.
Ramirez has an extensive criminal history for several violent
crimes in Orange County, including two stints in state prison.
One incident occurred at a Whole Foods store in Laguna Beach. Court
records say he was convicted of battery as well as a hate crime
after assaulting a Black employee at the store and later used
multiple racial slurs.
The hate crime was later overturned because of Miranda violations.
Even though he was sentenced to four years in state prison in early
2020, he was released after less than a year and a half. Since
then, he's been convicted of several more crimes, including
resisting arrest, corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant and
assault likely to cause great bodily injury.
He's still dealing with charges for domestic violence and DUI.
East Hollywood crash was an 'intentional act,' LAPD captain says
The crash occurred outside the Vermont Hollywood nightclub near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vermont Avenue around 2
a.m. Saturday as the venue closed for the night.
The driver, identified by police as Ramirez, was attacked by
bystanders after the crash and paramedics later found that he had
been shot. Police were still searching for the suspected shooter,
described as a man with a goatee in a blue Dodgers jacket.
At least 36 people were hurt in the crash, with injuries ranging
from minor pain to serious fractures and lacerations, Los Angeles
police said Sunday.
Ramirez remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound. He's facing
arrest on multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
LAPD Capt. Ben Fernandes called the crash "an intentional act."
"We're still trying to determine his sobriety," Fernandes said.
"When you review the video, it's clear that when he drove that
vehicle down a sidewalk and around a bus, it was an intentional
act."
Of the people struck by the car, only one person is in critical
condition. The person is expected to survive.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://abc7.com/post/la-nightclub-car-ramming-suspect-fernando- ramirez-has-violent-criminal-history/17233361/
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