Skip to Content

George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King video, dies of COVID

KIFI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating Black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of complications of COVID-19. Longtime friend Robert Wollenweber says the 61-year-old died Sunday at a hospital, where he had been for more than a month. Holliday was awakened by a traffic stop outside his San Fernando Valley home on March 3, 1991. He went outside to film it, catching the Los Angeles officers punching and kicking King. A year later, the city erupted in widespread violence after the four officers were acquitted in the beating.

Article Topic Follows: AP National

Jump to comments ↓

Author Profile Photo

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KIFI Local News 8 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content