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After manhunt, L.A. police again have an image problem

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles' police chief promised an investigation. City residents promised a protest.Full story

Fiancee’s 911 call in Rodney King death released

  TODAY’s Natalie Morales listens to the frantic call made by Rodney King’s fiancee after she discovered his body in a pool.

From the archives: King: ‘Can we all get along’

  May 1, 1992: NBC’s Tom Brokaw called Rodney King’s “can we all get along” plea “as eloquent a statement as we have heard about the division in this country about racial matters in some time.”

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  Police investigate Rodney King drowning

Los Angeles police are investigating the apparent drowning of Rodney King, the man whose videotaped beating in 1991 sparked the deadly Los Angeles riots. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

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In this dated April 30, 2012 filed photo shows Rodney King speaking with fans before presenting his autobiographical book 'The Riot Within...My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption' at the Eso Won Book Store in Los Angeles, California. Rodney King, whose beating by police in 1992 sparked one of th

*** BESTPIX *** Rodney King Found Dead At Age 47
*** BESTPIX *** Rodney King Found Dead At Age 47

RIALTO, CA - JUNE 17: Detective Carla McCullough with Rialto Police directs a police photographer as they investigate the death of Rodney King who was found in his pool on June 17, 2012 in Rialto, California. King, whose video beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 sparked riots after the acquittal