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
Today's incident is not thought to be life threatening.
Maybe it’s Gods way of giving us a chance to do things right this time....
Too bad it didn’t happen 16 years ago.
Farve still playing!!!
A couple of bruises from the shotgun butt, no cause for alarm. /Sarc off
Apparently, the reporter is a product of public schools.
Man, this guy is like herpes-just won’t go away.
That’s not what the log says. And no, I will not tell anyone why he was banned. Don’t bother asking.
LOL - Great post!
“Can’t we all just get a bong. Ccccc an’t we?”
Oh.
I haven’t been spending much time here for a while, so I didn’t know.
At the time of his original arrest he was dubbed, “Rodney King, a motorist,” this was changed to “Rodney King, the motorist” as time went by and even as recently as a few years ago, King and motorist were inseparable terms as though his name itself had been changed.
Now he has become just plain old Rodney King, his fame fading as well as his status, reduced to riding a bicycle to the 7-11 for some vintage Ripple and unfortunate enough to get blasted off the bike he rode while plastered, it seems.
this guy is start cross!
Thats a VIOLATION OF HIS CIVIL RIGHTS!!!!
This is a FERAL Crime and there is FERAL jurisdiction!
Call the ACLU!
It was a non Black finger that pulled that trigger!
Why am I all alone?
“First OJ is back on trial, now Rodney King is in trouble again? I feel like I’ve gone back in time...”
Can a Clinton in The White House be next? Be afraid: be very afraid.
Who will he place blame on this time?
Reginald Denny gettin’ back at Rodney.
Paybacks are a female dog!
So just why was he banned? Just couldn't get along?
“Can’t we all just get a long gun?”
STILL, WASN'T HE ALL JACKED UP THE FIRST TIME TOO? Maybe he switched from uppers to downers.
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