The 1992 L.A. Riots, a look back on 25th anniversary

The L.A. riots started the afternoon of April 29, 1992 when four white Los Angeles Police Department officers were acquitted in the brutal, videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, the steadily boiling racial tension between L.A.’s minority communities and the criminal justice system overflowed. Here’s a look at what happened.
A photo taken from the videotape shows Rodney king being beaten on March 3 1991 in lake View Terrace. The acquittal of four Los Angeles police of