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11-29-2007, 03:44 PM
11:18 a.m.: Rodney King shot in San Bernardino
11:18 a.m.: Rodney King shot in San Bernardino
Jason Pesick, Staff Writer
One of Rialto's most well-known residents, Rodney King, was shot sometime around midnight.
San Bernardino Police Lt. Scott Paterson said the details were still fuzzy but that King may have gunshot pellets in his arm and back area. The wounds are not considered life-threatening.
"Early indications are that it very possibly could have been a domestic dispute," Paterson said.
San Bernardino police are still investigating what exactly happened and where, he said.
Rialto Police Sgt. Tim Lane said police logs showed the incident took place at 5th Street and Meridian Avenue in San Bernardino near the border of Rialto and San Bernardino. Lane said King made it back to his house in the 1100 block of East Jackson Street before calling police.
Rialto police responded but then handed the case over to San Bernardino Police Department when it appeared the shooting took place there.
Paterson said it's not clear if the shooting took place in San Bernardino.
King is at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.
King became a national figure after his videotaped beating on March 3, 1991, at the hands of four Los Angeles police officers following a police chase that ended in the San Fernando Valley. The video became an international media sensation and a touchstone for activists in Los Angeles and nationwide. The acquittal of the officers in 1992 sparked the Los Angeles Riots that caused 55 deaths and more than $1 in damage. On May 1, 1992, the third day of the
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11:18 a.m.: Rodney King shot in San Bernardino
Jason Pesick, Staff Writer
One of Rialto's most well-known residents, Rodney King, was shot sometime around midnight.
San Bernardino Police Lt. Scott Paterson said the details were still fuzzy but that King may have gunshot pellets in his arm and back area. The wounds are not considered life-threatening.
"Early indications are that it very possibly could have been a domestic dispute," Paterson said.
San Bernardino police are still investigating what exactly happened and where, he said.
Rialto Police Sgt. Tim Lane said police logs showed the incident took place at 5th Street and Meridian Avenue in San Bernardino near the border of Rialto and San Bernardino. Lane said King made it back to his house in the 1100 block of East Jackson Street before calling police.
Rialto police responded but then handed the case over to San Bernardino Police Department when it appeared the shooting took place there.
Paterson said it's not clear if the shooting took place in San Bernardino.
King is at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.
King became a national figure after his videotaped beating on March 3, 1991, at the hands of four Los Angeles police officers following a police chase that ended in the San Fernando Valley. The video became an international media sensation and a touchstone for activists in Los Angeles and nationwide. The acquittal of the officers in 1992 sparked the Los Angeles Riots that caused 55 deaths and more than $1 in damage. On May 1, 1992, the third day of the
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