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Rodney King Autopsy: Conducted Monday After King Drowned in His Swimming Pool

Rodney King, who came to symbolize racial tensions in the United States after his 1991 beating at the hands of police, was found dead in a swimming pool on Sunday in Rialto, California. He was 47. Rodney's beating, caught on film, led to deadly riots in Los Angeles a year later. According to police, King was discovered by his fiancée and they don't suspect foul play. "It appears that this is a drowning and there were no obvious signs of foul play and there were no obvious signs of trauma to Mr. King's body," Rialto police Captain Randy De Anda said. Police pulled his body from the swimming pool but were unable to resuscitate him. King became known around the world after he and some friends were stopped by Los Angeles police on March 3, 1991, following a high-speed chase. King was beaten by baton-wielding officers while a bystander videotaped them. The video prompted a national debate on police brutality and race relations. When the officers were cleared of brutality charges a year later, riots broke out in Los Angeles, resulting in 53 deaths and an estimated 1 billion U.S. dollars in damage. Two of the officers were later convicted on federal charges of violating King's civil rights and were sentenced to prison. [END VO] A jury ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay King, who was unemployed at the time of the beating, 3.8 million U.S. dollars in damages. King's autopsy will be conducted Monday, June 18.