Rodney King, the man who was at the center of the Los Angeles police brutality case that later sparked the Los Angeles riots has died. He was 47.
Suzanne Wickman, a representative for King confirmed to KABC that Rodney King passed away Sunday.
King's fiancee found him at the bottom the swimming pool at his home in Rialto, Calif., at around 5:25 a.m. today.
"She was inside the residence, had been sleeping and Mr. King had been carrying conversations with her from the rear patio poolside," said Capt. Randy DeAnda with the Rialto Police Department said. "And at about 5:25 am this morning, she had heard him speaking to her. She got up to go outside to talk with him, at which time she found him at the bottom of the pool.
"She did try to save him," DeAnda said. "However, she is not a good swimmer and chose to dial 911 and call the police department."
When police and paramedics arrived they were unable to revive him.
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