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Driver who crashed into Los Angeles sheriff’s recruits released from custody

A green sign in front of a parking lot filled with police vehicles denotes the Los Angeles county sheriff's department and lists Alex Villanueva as sheriff.
A driver plowed into a group of Los Angeles county sheriff’s department recruits who were on a routine run in formation. Seven were critically injured. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

A 22-year-old southern California driver who plowed into a group of Los Angeles county sheriff’s department recruits on a run, injuring dozens, has been released from custody as authorities investigate the incident.

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer after the Wednesday morning crash, which the sheriff said investigators think was a “deliberate act”. The Diamond Bar resident was released late on Thursday.

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