Rodney King, motorist whose beating by Los Angeles police officers sparked deadly US race riots, dead at 47

Rodney King speaks with fans before presenting his autobiographical book "The Riot Within...My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption' in Los Angeles. (Joe Klamar / AFP - Getty Images file)

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Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers in 1991 sparked some of the deadliest race riots in U.S. history, was found dead on Sunday, police said. He was 47.

Police in Rialto, Calif., found King's body in a swimming pool after getting a 911 call from his fiancee, Rialto Police Capt. Randy DeAnda told NBC News. Officers pulled King from the pool and began doing CPR but he was unresponsive.

King was transported to Arrowhead Hospital in Colton, where he was pronounced dead at 6:11 a.m. PDT, DeAnda said. The San Bernadino County coroner will perform an autopsy.
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