Rodney King found dead

The cause of his death is not confirmed at the time of this report, he was 47years old

 

For those who are not familiar with Rodney King;

King was 26 years old when a group of white police officers brutally beat him while a bystander videotaped them from his apartment window on March 3, 1991.

A year later, on April 29, 1992, an all-white jury acquitted four police officers over his assault.

Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets in anger, igniting a wave of deadly violence and arson that swept through large areas of Los Angeles.

There were 54 riot-related deaths and nearly $1 billion in property damage as the seams of the city blew apart.

He was found dead in his swimming pool,