Rodney King: Victim of 1991 LAPD Beating Dies at 47

Rodney King was an American man whose beating by Los Angeles police officers in 1991 was recorded on videotape. Born on April 2, 1965, in Sacramento, California, he worked as a construction worker.

The video led to the 1992 trial in which four officers were acquitted, which set off the Los Angeles riots. During the riots King asked, "Can we all get along?" He later won a $3.8 million civil judgment from the city.

He struggled with alcohol and drug problems. King was found at the bottom of his swimming pool in Rialto, California, and died on June 17, 2012, at age 47. The coroner ruled it an accidental drowning.

Achievements: Symbol of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Birth: April 2, 1965 - Sacramento, California.

Profession: Construction worker.

Interesting Facts: He published a memoir, The Riot Within, in 2012.