Monday, June 18, 2012

Rodney King key figure in LA riots dead at 47 L.A. whose beating led to found pool autopsy set today Victim of Police Brutality That Spurned Riots Dead [Rip] Plea who died Sunday still echoes 20 years after Dies Beating had long line runins with police EXCLUSIVE Demoted Bluray Clip King's peaceful message outlasts him At Age Comment on brutality icon dies his home under way; results weeks away

Rodney King autopsy concluded; results weeks away It's expected to take several weeks to determine what killed man who became famous after he was beaten by LAPD in 1991 Rodney King, whose beating sparked the LA riots, dies at 47 After his beating by police stunned the country and a jury's decision not to hold them responsible sparked a deadly race riot that left Los Angeles smouldering, Rodney King in a quavering voice pleaded on national television for peace while the city burned. Rodney King beating helped drive video revolution The video was shocking when played for the first time: A shadowy, jumpy clip of police officers slamming their batons against a fallen man. Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparked one of the nation's worst race riots. Rodney King: No cause of death until toxicology test completed Officials will not have a final cause of death for Rodney King until the completion of toxicology tests in six to eight weeks, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Jodi Miller said. VIDEOS: Rodney King The toxicology tests and autopsy... Rodney King, key figure in L.A. riots, dead at 47 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, was declared dead early Sunday after being pulled from the bottom of his swimming pool. He was 47. Rodney King's Legacy: He Was a Symbol -- Not a Solution Rodney King's Legacy: He Was a Symbol -- Not a Solution Rodney King beating: First ever "viral video" The moment was captured on tape by an amateur photographer and changed television news forever. Rodney King Beating Helped Drive Citizen Journalism, Viral Video Revolution LOS ANGELES (AP) — The video was shocking when played for the first time: A shadowy, jumpy clip of police officers slamming their batons against a fallen man. Rodney King Dead At 47, Drowns In Pool Rodney King was found dead this morning in his Rialito, California home, he was just 47-years-old. King's body was discovered by his fiancĂ©e at the bottom of a pool. Police responded to a call at 5:25 AM PT and when they arrived on the scene they removed King's body and tried to perform CPR. King was [...] Rodney King Dead At 47, Drowns In Pool is a post from: The Inquisitr
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