The LA Riots ByJessica Nunez

In Los Angeles, California, on April 29, 1992, four LA police officers that were caught beating an unarmed African-American motorist in an amateur video were acquitted of any wrongdoing in the arrest. Hours after the verdict was announced, the streets were filled with outrage and protest which soon turned to violence as rioters in South-Central Los Angeles blocked freeway traffic and beat motorists, wrecked and looted numerous downtown stores and buildings, and set more than 100 fires. The riots ended after members of the California Army National Guard, the 7th Infantry Division, and the 1st Marine Division were called in. In the end 55 people were killed and over 2,000 people were injured.