SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Rodney King, whose videotaped police beating in 1991 led to deadly rioting when the officers involved were acquitted, was shot on a street corner, but his wounds were not life-threatening, police said.
King, 42, was shot two or three times from a distance by birdshot fired from a shotgun. He then bicycled about 1 1/2 miles back to his home in neighboring Rialto and called police. King was hit in the face, arms, back and torso, police said.
Authorities said when they arrived at the home, King and others were largely uncooperative in providing information.
King was taken to a hospital. His condition Thursday was not immediately known.
The shooting may have involved a domestic dispute, San Bernardino police Lt. Scott Paterson said.
