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Apr 22, 2024 · United States. Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991.
Aug 10, 2020 · People killed: In early June, news accounts reported the number of people killed during the Floyd protests at roughly a dozen, or as many as 19. The victims include a 77-year-old man who was a ...
- The Police Assault Resulted in King Having Permanent Brain Damage
- The Video Footage Helped Bring The Officers to Trial
- Riots Broke Out Almost Immediately
- The Police Were Slow to Act
- More Than 50 People Died During The La Riots
Rodney King was on parole when he attempted to evade police officers on 3 March. After his car was stopped, he was kicked and beaten by Laurence Powell, Theodore Briseno and Timothy Wind while over a dozen other officers watched, including Sergeant Stacey Koon. Holliday’s video depicts the officers kicking and beating King repeatedly – long after h...
On 15 March, after the video had been played repeatedly on news stations across the United States, Sergeant Koon and Officers Powell, Wind and Briseno were indicted by a grand jury for assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force by a police officer. Though Koon did not actively participate in the beating, he was charged alongside the ot...
Less than 3 hours later, riots protesting the officers’ acquittal erupted at the intersection of Florence Boulevard and Normandie Avenue. By 9 pm, the mayor had declared a state of emergency, and the governor deployed 2,000 National Guard troops into the city. The uprising lasted 5 days and tore apart the city. The riots were particularly intense i...
According to witnesses watching the first night of the riots, police officersdrove by scenes of violence without stopping or attempting to protect those being attacked, including white drivers. When 911 calls started being logged, officers were not sent out straight away. In fact, they did not respond to calls for about 3 hours after the first inci...
A curfew was put in place from sunset to sunrise, mail delivery ceased for the duration of the riots, and most residents were unable to go to work or school for 5 days. Traffic was stopped and approximately 2,000 Korean-run businesses were defaced or ruined because of pre-existing racial tensions in the city. In all, it is estimated that there was ...
- Shannon Callahan
A total of 63 people died during the riots, including nine shot by police and one by the National Guard. Of those killed during the riots, 2 were Asian, 28 were black, 19 were Latino, and 14 were white. No law enforcement officials died during the riots. As many as 2,383 people were reported injured.
- 1965: Los Angeles. An identity check by police on two black men in a car sparks the Watts riots, August 11-17, 1965, in Los Angeles, which leave 34 dead and tens of millions of dollars' worth of damage.
- 1967: Newark. Two white police officers arrest and beat up a black taxi driver for a minor traffic violation, setting off rioting July 12-17 in Newark, New Jersey.
- 1967: Detroit. Race riots in Detroit, Michigan, July 23-27, 1967, kill 43 and leave more than 2,000 injured. Trouble spreads to Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland.
- 1968: King assassination. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, violence erupts in 125 cities April 4-11, 1968, leaving at least 46 dead and 2,600 injured.
Apr 30, 1992 · More than 60 people lost their lives amid the looting and fires that ravaged the city over five days starting April 29, 1992. Ten were shot to death by law enforcement officials. An additional...
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013). Webster, William H., and Hubert Williams. “The City in Crisis: A Report by the Special Advisor to the Board of Police Commissioners on the Civil Disorder in Los Angeles.” Los Angeles, October 21, 1992.
