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    Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965June 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.

  2. Jun 18, 2012 · Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 launched a public dialogue about race relations in the United States, died Sunday at age 47. Jeffrey Brown, Patt Morrison of...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · In a final tragic twist, Rodney King's life ended on June 17, 2012. His fiancee, Cynthia Kelley, found him at the bottom of a swimming pool in Rialto, California.

  4. Jun 18, 2012 · Mr. King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by the Los Angeles police became a symbol of racial tensions and led to deadly race riots after the officers were acquitted, was found dead at 47.

  5. Jun 17, 2012 · Rodney King, whose savage beating at the hands of Los Angeles police officers led to widespread rioting and a reassessment of race-relations in America, has died. The 47-year-old's body was...

  6. Jun 18, 2012 · Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation’s history, has died, his publicist said Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was 47. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File) Read More. 6 of 7 |.

  7. Jun 17, 2012 · LOS ANGELES — Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police helped spark the 1992 L.A. riots, died Sunday at his home in Rialto, Calif. He was 47.

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