Rodney King Shot; Manages to Survive

Rodney King is back in the news again. And there were cops. And liquor. And Rodney trying to poorly navigate a vehicle (a bicycle!) through the city streets. Somehow he manages to escape death’s clutches once again.

Another swing and a miss by the Grim Reaper.

From the AP here:

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.

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.

The shooting may have involved a domestic dispute, San Bernardino police Lieutenant Scott Paterson said.

Hearing the news, Damian “Football” Williams smashed a brick into the face of a girl scout.