Club 705 nightclub in Hermosa Beach closed because of violence
The Club 705 nightclub has closed following two large fights within two weeks. At Tuesday’s planning commission meeting, Interim Police Chief Steve Johnson told commissioners that he ordered the Zen Lounge and Nightclub closed because of seven instances of violence within the last year, most recently a fight Saturday that spilled out of the nightclub at about 1:30 a.m. The discussion came up during the city’s annual review of establishments with late night Conditional Use Permits. Johnson said 50-100 patrons were exiting the Pier Avenue nightclub Saturday, with many fighting and running into the street. Officers smelled pepper spray and were later told someone pointed a gun but could not verify that claim, Johnson said. A Hermosa Beach police officer discharged pepper spray on a combatant who fled into the crowd, Johnson said. On Sept. 30, a man was stabbed in the lower abdomen at about 1:40 a.m. at the Zen Lounge. Victims of the altercations did not cooperate with authorities and seek to press charges, including a man who was shot outside the nightclub while crossing Pier Avenue April 8. Johnson said the victim was struck by a 9-millimeter bullet jacket behind his ear after the…
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