Rodney King, key L.A. riots figure, dead at 47

[Fatal Dawn]

[font=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif]Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police helped spark the 1992 L.A. riots, died Sunday at his home in Rialto. He was 47.​

[font=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif]King became a symbol for police brutality and the troubled relations between the LAPD and minority residents. He was eventually awarded a $3.8-million settlement, but the money and fame brought him little solace. He had repeated run-ins with the law and as of April said he was broke.​

[font=Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif]I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero, he told The Times earlier this year. Others hate me. They say I deserved it. Other people, I can hear them mocking me for when I called for an end to the destruction, like I'm a fool for believing in peace.​

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Source: Los Angeles Times





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