At least 30 people were injured early Saturday morning when a vehicle drove into a crowd outside a club on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, the city's fire department and local media reports said.
At least seven people were in critical condition and six others were seriously injured, the fire department said in an online statement.
Reuters was not immediately able to contact the city's police department.
The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), the fire department said.
Captain Adam VanGerpen, a fire department spokesman, was quoted by ABC News as saying that a paramedic assessing one of the injured found a gunshot wound. He said he was unable to confirm reports that it was the driver of the car that hit the crowd.
What is known about the driver?
The car, he said, apparently first careened into a taco truck outside the venue and then plowed through a valet stand and into a large group of people.
Videos posted on X showed roads being sealed off and patients being taken away in ambulances.
Authorities gave no immediate details on the cause of the incident or the identity of the driver. He was reported shot by a Hispanic man, ABC News reported.
The crash occurred after an individual was removed from a nearby business, the Los Angeles Police Department said. It is currently understood that individual was the driver responsible for the crash.
A man suspected of shooting the driver fled the scene on foot and possibly was armed with a silver revolver, the police said.
Reactions to the incident
"This is a heartbreaking tragedy," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Saturday. "I want to thank the more than 100 LAFD and LAPD personnel who responded to the scene to help to save lives.
"The hearts of Angelenos are with all of the victims impacted this morning — a full investigation into what happened is underway."
This is a developing story.