Victim of beating that sparked LA riots dies
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Rodney">Rodney</span> <span word="King">King</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992 <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="riots">riots</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> 47.</p><p><span word="Rialto">Rialto</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="Deanda">Deanda</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> "<span word="unresponsive">unresponsive</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Preliminarily">Preliminarily</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="play">play</span>," <span word="Deanda">Deanda</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coroner">coroner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autopsy">autopsy</span>.</p><p><span word="King">King</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="baton">baton</span>-<span word="wielding">wielding</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="batons">batons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stun">stun</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> 11 <span word="skull">skull</span> <span word="fractures">fractures</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="socket">socket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="acquitted">acquitted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 29, 1992, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riots">riots</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="racism">racism</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span>.</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> (<span word="them">them</span>), <span word="because">because</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brushes">brushes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1992.</p>
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