LA Car Ramming Suspect Has Criminal History, On Parole: Police

LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2025

Suspect in LA Car Attack Had Felony Conviction

The man accused of driving into a crowd in East Hollywood, injuring 36, has a history of violent offenses, including a felony battery conviction.

• Fernando Ramirez, 29, is suspected of driving a car into a crowd on a sidewalk in East Hollywood early Saturday.
• Thirty-six people were injured in the incident, with injuries ranging from fractures to lacerations.
• Ramirez has a criminal history including a 2020 felony battery conviction and an open felony domestic battery case from 2022.
• He was attacked by bystanders after the crash and was found to have been shot; police are seeking a suspect.

Fernando Ramirez, 29, the suspect in a shocking car attack that injured 36 people in East Hollywood early Saturday, has a criminal past that includes a felony battery conviction.

Ramirez, of San Clemente, California, was reportedly attacked by bystanders following the incident. Paramedics discovered he had been shot, and police are actively searching for the shooter, described as a man with a goatee wearing a blue Dodgers jacket.

What was the motive for the car attack in Los Angeles? Authorities have not yet determined why Ramirez allegedly drove his Nissan Versa into the crowd of people, mostly women, who were waiting outside the Vermont Hollywood event venue around 2 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle also struck a food vending cart and a valet stand.

Los Angeles police Captain Ben Fernandes revealed Sunday that Ramirez was convicted in 2020 for assaulting a man in June 2019 outside a grocery store. He was on parole at the time of the recent crash, though it remains unclear if this parole stemmed from the 2019 attack or another case.

Law enforcement investigate the scene where a vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early Saturday, July 19, 2025 injuring several people.

Reports indicate Ramirez has been involved in at least 11 criminal cases, spanning misdemeanors to felonies. In January 2022, he faced a felony domestic battery charge and pleaded not guilty, with that case still pending.

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

Ramirez is expected to face a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He was unavailable for comment, and it’s unknown if he has secured legal representation.

It remains unclear if Ramirez was shot before or after the car incident.