Rodney King was shot and wounded on a San Bernardino street corner late Wednesday.Rodney King is famous for a videotaped beating from Los Angeles police back in 1991.
Rodney called Rialto police just before midnight to report the shooting. According to Sgt. Don Lewis, King was struck in the face and arm -- with what appeared to be pellets or birdshot.
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 appeared drunk and were largely uncooperative in providing information about the shooting.
King was taken to a hospital. His condition on Thursday was not immediately known.
The shooting may have involved a domestic dispute, San Bernardino police Lieutenant Scott Paterson said.
King, who is black, was videotaped being beaten by white Los Angeles police officers after he was stopped for speeding in 1991. Four officers were acquitted of most criminal charges in 1992, triggering rioting in Los Angeles and neighboring cities that left 55 people dead and caused $1 billion in property damage.
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