SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rodney King had been drinking and was on drugs when he plunged into a swimming pool and accidentally drowned in June, a coroner’s report released Thursday concluded.
The report confirmed a previous police conclusion that King died by accident, and the case will be closed, said Rialto police Capt. Randy DeAnda.
King, whose videotaped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 led to deadly rioting, had long struggled with addiction.
