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FILE - In this April 30, 1992 file photo, a fire burns out of control at the corner of 67th Street and West Boulevard in South Central Los Angeles. On April 29, 1992, four white police officers were declared innocent in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles erupted in deadly riots. Three days later, 55 people were dead and more than 2,000 injured. Fires and looting had destroyed $1 billion worth of property. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Reflections on a riot: LA recalls Rodney King 25 years on

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

In this April 19, 2017 photo, Bart Bartholomew, right, who in 1992 was photographing the riots that erupted in Los Angeles after the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King beating trial, stands with Tim Goldman, a videographer who helped Bartholomew escape when the crowd they were both covering turned violent, on 71st Street east of Normandie in South Los Angeles. “Bart credited me with saving his life, but I didn’t look at it that way,” he says with a chuckle. “I just helped him get out of there.” The Air Force pilot had recently returned to his childhood home after leaving the military. He was hoping he might land a job in Los Angeles with a major airline and was waiting for a call back from United Airlines after a promising interview. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Witnesses reflect on LA’s Rodney King riot 25 years later

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press