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On April 29, 1992, at 5:39 p.m., Denny loaded his red dump truck with 27 short tons (24 t) of sand to be delivered to a plant in Inglewood. On the way, he left the Harbor Freeway and took a familiar shortcut along Florence Avenue. [3] [4] He was listening to the radio, "probably KKLA, a Christian channel," Denny said, "or country station KZLA."
Moulin was relieved by a captain, ordered only to assess the Florence and Normandie area, and, again, not to attempt to deploy officers there. [79] Meanwhile, Tur continued to cover the events in progress live at the intersection. From overhead, Tur described the police presence at the scene around 6:30 p.m. as "none". [80]
The South L.A. intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues was the epicenter of the 1992 civil unrest.
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a deep examination of a tumultuous decade in the city of Los Angeles, starting with the death of James Mincey Jr. and continuing through the 1984 Summer Olympics; the rise of street gangs; the crack epidemic; the death of Karen Toshima; Operation Hammer; the raid at 39th and Dalton; the beating of Rodney King; the death of Latasha Harlins; and the trial ...
Read our full coverage of the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots.
If the Rodney King trial verdict proved an agonizing event for the Black community, the riots that began on April 29, 1992, were equally so for Korean Americans.
The intersection of Florence and Normandie is noted for an attack during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles when several black men pulled white driver Reginald Denny from his truck and beat him in the intersection. The attack was televised.
Oakwood, the traditionally Black enclave in Venice, is a microcosm of the economic and racial inequality that exploded into riots in 1992 Robin Abcarian: Don't kid yourself. The riots that shocked ...