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Rodney King, whose 1991 beating by the LAPD sparked race riots, found dead in pool

Police have opened an investigation into Rodney King's drowning.

Rodney King, whose beating by police led to law-enforcement reforms, will be laid to rest today.

Rodney King at a press conference in Beverly Hills on May 1, 1992, where he called for an end to violence in the city.

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