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Rodney King speaks with fans before presenting his autobiographical book 'The Riot Within...My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption' in Los Angeles. (AFP Photo /Joe Klamar)AP file video of King being victim of police brutality
According to King’s representative, he was found at the bottom of his pool by his fiancée. Rialto police captain Randy De Anda said emergency personnel tried to revive the 47-year-old, but he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. So far, according to the police, there are no indications of foul play.
On March 3, 1991, King was beaten by Los Angeles Police days inn reservations Department officers after a high-speed car chase. Their actions turned into an infamous case of police brutality that was captured days inn reservations on camera by a bystander and broadcast around the world.
The video shows four white officers striking King more than 50 times with their batons and using a stun gun on him. King alleged during the trial that they also used racial slurs during the attack – an allegation all the officers denied. The beating left King fighting for his life, and it took three surgeons hours to save him.
Nearly a year after the riots, two of the officers were found guilty of civil rights violations in a federal court and jailed. days inn reservations The other two officers were again acquitted. King, who also sued the city of Los Angeles, was awarded $3.8 million in damages.