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Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
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- Rodney Glen King, April 2, 1965, Sacramento, California, U.S.
- Victim of a police brutality case that led to public protests, riots, and police reform
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Apr 2, 2014 · Rodney King was an African American who became a symbol of racial tension in America, after his beating by Los Angeles police officers in 1991 was videotaped and broadcast to the nation. The officers were acquitted by a white jury, triggering the violent 1992 L.A. riots. He died in 2012 at the age of 47.
Apr 18, 2017 · Learn how the 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by LAPD officers sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which left more than 60 people dead and caused billions of dollars in damage. Explore the racial tensions, police brutality and civil unrest that led to the uprising and its aftermath.
Jun 17, 2012 · Los Angeles CNN —. Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his ...
Mar 3, 2021 · On 3 March 1991, just after midnight, 25-year-old Rodney King was pulled over, and four white LAPD officers brutally kicked and beat him on the pavement. The officers struck King 56 times with...
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Apr 26, 2017 · Twenty-five years ago this week, four Los Angeles policemen — three of them white — were acquitted of the savage beating of Rodney King, an African-American man. Caught on camera by a ...
Injuries. 2,383. Arrested. 12,111 [2] [3] Damage. $1 billion. The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the Rodney King riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising [4] [5]) were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
