Posted on 11/29/2007 11:40:03 AM PST by DCBryan1
Rodney King shot in San Bernardino
10:41 AM PST on Thursday, November 29, 2007
By PAUL LAROCCO
The Press-Enterprise
Rodney King was apparently shot and wounded on a San Bernardino street corner late Wednesday night before biking home to Rialto to report the incident, police said.
King, the 42-year-old man who gained national fame when his 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was caught on videotape, called Rialto police at 11:39 p.m. to report the shooting, said Sgt. Don Lewis.
He had been struck in the face and arm with a shotgun, Lewis said. King reported that the shooting occurred at 5th Street and Meridian Avenue in San Bernardino, just east of the Rialto city line.
After police arrived at King's Jackson Street home, King and others inside appeared intoxicated, Lewis said, and few were cooperative in providing information.
Rialto officers contacted San Bernardino police to take over the investigation. King was then taken to a local hospital, where his condition is unknown this morning. The wounds were not believed to be life-threatening, Lewis said.
No further information on what caused the shooting was available. Since gaining his fame, King has had several brushes with Inland police agencies, most recently a 2005 arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.
Reach Paul LaRocco at 909-806-3064 or plarocco@PE.com
Must have not been a very direct shot if he was shot in the face with a shotgun and still talks.
#11-—Rodney seen here just a few hours after the “non-life-threatening” shooting. You will notice to gaping shotgun wound in his right cheek. The press conference was mainly for Rodney to announce his desire to get a Purple Heart for this wound. Oh, and to announce his run for Governor of California next election./
“Can’t we all just get body armor?”
Dude has a real knack for pissing people off.
“The thread in question.....”
Wow! 18K posts over 7 months and I’m just learning of this thread and purge now! Must have been sleeping:)
That is very definitely a pic from ‘92/ I checked.
Admittedly , he does look older, both because of the graininess of the pic, and what looks to be grey hair on top, but is actually light.
This guy is such a loser.
God needs to stop stinging out this man’s path. End it, already. He has been nothing but trouble for a great number of years.
The way I heard it was that he pretty much became an untouchable for a while.
For all time.
Maybe HE will appear on the next YOU TUBE Debate with his question, “ How do youse candidates feel about da Prejudice and Racist Pol-lice & da’ Man and dere Harazzment a-gainst law abidd’n Minorities.....Yo..”
(That is If it’s a Rep Debate he be allowed/ Flown to the Debate -to ask this question- If a Dem Debate he’d use
the debate to THANK the Dems for watering down the laws that have (and will) allowed him to get away with his criminal acts un interrupted.
DA
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