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What happens if the president doesn't accept the election results? George Bush dispatched 3,000–4,000 army troops and marines, along with 1,000 riot-trained federal law officers, to help restore order. AP journalists in more than 100 countries tell the world’s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting to visual storytelling. His body was found May 2, 1992, inside an auto parts shop that was set ablaze during the unrest in South Los Angeles.

L.A. riots: Victims killed defending businesses, in random attacks. The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to questions Friday about whether Hernandez’s fingerprints had been run through databases previously. Also in the wake of the riots, a dispirited Bradley, the city’s first African American mayor, chose not to run for a sixth term.

On April 29, 1992, protest and violence erupted almost immediately after the jury—composed of 10 whites, a Hispanic, and an Asian—acquitted the officers of charges that included assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force (though the jury was deadlocked on the excessive-force charge against one of the policemen). Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com.

CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Investigators have said they were able to lift a single fingerprint from the man's left middle finger. The Los Angeles riots were a series of lootings, arsons, and civil disturbances, that occurred in April and May, 1992. On the first night of rioting, Mayor Tom Bradley—who had responded to the verdict by saying, “Today that jury asked us to accept the senseless and brutal beating of a helpless man”—declared a state of emergency, and California Gov. MORE: 7 key moments from 1992 LA riots But as race divided the city, an unlikely savior stepped in.

Attempts to reach Hernandez's family members on Friday were unsuccessful. That evening and over the ensuing days, violence, looting, and arson spread to encompass much of the Los Angeles region, from Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach, south of the city. Video footage captured officers repeatedly striking, kicking and using a stun gun on King, even after he was on the ground. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The looting and violence that would turn into one of the deadliest race riots in American history was sparked after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King. As a result of several days of rioting, more than 50 people were killed, more than 2,300 were injured, and thousands were arrested. The man was recently identified through fingerprints as 18-year-old Armando Ortiz Hernandez, said Los Angeles County coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter. LOS ANGELES -- Authorities on Friday identified the last of the 53 people killed during the riots in Los Angeles -- more than 25 years later.

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Emotions were still running high more than a year later during the trial of the officers conducted in Simi Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Twenty-five years later, authorities have finally confirmed the identity of the last known victim of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, PEOPLE has learned All Rights Reserved. Although many Angelenos in the late 20th century prided themselves on their city’s ethnic diversity, there was a strong feeling in Los Angeles’s minority communities that the city’s predominantly white police force practiced racial profiling and engaged in racist brutality against African Americans and Hispanics. Attempts to reach Hernandez’s family members on Friday were unsuccessful. His body was found May 2, 1992, inside an auto parts shop that was set ablaze during the unrest in South Los Angeles. Since 1846, AP has been covering the world’s biggest news events, committed to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER.

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Ultimately, King received a $3.8 million settlement from Los Angeles after two of the officers who had beaten him were convicted in a civil suit of violating his civil rights. Pastor Bennie Newton came to Lopez's aid and hovered over his weak and bloodied body.

Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. After more than 25 years, authorities on Friday identified the last of the 53 people killed during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The overwhelmed police on the scene had retreated. Learn more about policies and standards in AP’s Statement of News Values and Principles.

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Building destroyed during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The coroner's office did not immediately respond to questions Friday about whether Hernandez's fingerprints had been run through databases previously.

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Be in the know. On May 4, with calm prevailing, the dusk-to-day curfew that had been imposed on the city was lifted, and Los Angeles businesses and schools reopened. Announcing our NEW encyclopedia for Kids! That incident became one of the most enduring images of the riots, as indelibly inscribed in the popular memory as the King video. Updates? About 1,100 buildings were damaged, and total property damage was about $1 billion, which made the riots one of the most-devastating civil disruptions in American history.

South L.A. reflects on Rodney King riots 25 years later, Rodney King reflects on his up and down life since 1992 riots. Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Southern California News Group is one of them. The Los Angeles riots began 20 years ago today. © 2017 The Associated Press. With more mail-in ballots, officials urge patience on election night, Americans and the right to vote: Why it's not easy for everyone, Why some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote counts. The looting and violence that would turn into one of the deadliest race riots in American history was sparked after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King.

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