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Man Runs Over Bystander, Tries to Hit Officer and Flees After Fight Outside NoHo Nightclub
Hacienda Corona nightclub, at Victory Blvd and Colfax (via Google Streetview)
Police are investigating the events leading to an officer-involved shooting of a man who tried to run over police with his car outside a nightclub in North Hollywood early Saturday morning. The suspect, who remains at large, is now wanted for felony hit-and-run with serious bodily injury, sexual battery and attempted murder on a police officer.
Police were responding to a call around 3 a.m. outside Hacienda Corona nightclub where the suspect had allegedly sexually battered a woman inside the club, reports ABC7.
The suspect first ran over a bystander, who was taken to hospital in serious condition, and then attempted to run over an officer. Police responded by firing about 10 rounds at the man's newer-model white Nissan Maxima with tinted windows.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, 5 feet 6 inches tall, approximately 200 pounds with a crew cut or a mohawk.
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