Rodney King, who was best known for being brutally beat by cops in 1991 during the LA riots was found dead today in his swimming pool. According to TMZ the 47 year old was found at the bottom of his pool this morning by his fiance, Cynthia Kelley.
Paramedics tried repeatedly to revive him but was unable to, and Rodney was pronounced dead at 6:11am. As of now there is apparently no signs of foul play and there will be an extensive drowning investigation done.
Kelley, who was a juror in King's lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in 1994, told police King was an "avid swimmer," but that she was not. She reported the two had just had a conversation and she went inside, but came back out after hearing a splash and saw him at the bottom of the pool.
According to reports there was no drug paraphernalia "or anything that would indicate that Mr. King was intoxicated" at the scene, but a toxicology screen will be performed.
My prayers go out to the Rodney King family and i truly hope that he did not take his own life.
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