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Rodney King sprayed with shotgun pellets
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Rodney King, whose videotaped police beating in 1991 led to deadly rioting when
the officers involved were acquitted, was shot on a street corner, but his
wounds were not life-threatening, police said.
King, 42, was shot two or three times from a distance by birdshot fired from a
shotgun. He then bicycled about 1 1/2 miles back to his home in neighboring
Rialto and called police. King was hit in the face, arms, back and torso,
police said.
Authorities said when they arrived at the home, King and others appeared drunk
and were largely uncooperative in providing information about the shooting.
King was taken to a hospital. His condition on Thursday was not immediately
known.
The shooting may have involved a domestic dispute, San Bernardino police
Lieutenant Scott Paterson said.
King, who is black, was videotaped being beaten by white Los Angeles police
officers after he was stopped for speeding in 1991. Four officers were
acquitted of most criminal charges in 1992, triggering rioting in Los Angeles
and neighboring cities that left 55 people dead and caused $1 billion in
property damage.
King sued the city over the beating and obtained a $3.8 million settlement.
However, he continued to have run-ins with the law. In 2004, he was ordered to
spend 120 days in jail and ordered into treatment after pleading guilty to
driving under the influence of the drug PCP after he lost control of his SUV in
2003 and slammed into a power pole in Rialto.
Rialto and San Bernardino are about 55 miles east of Los Angeles.
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