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21 LAPD officers
involved in beating
of black motorist.
By Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS - Twenty-one police officer$·
were involved in ~he savage beating of a black j_
motorist captured on videotape, not 15 as was pre- !
viously acknowledged, a Police Department official
said Tuesday.
"It is our belief at this point th~t 21 LAPD offi- ·
cers were at the scene," Lt. Fred Nixon said.
Nixon was reacting to a statement earlier Tues-·
day by an attorney for Rodney G. King that 25
officers were at the scene of the March 3 beating of
his client. · ,
Attorney Steven Lerman also said his client
wants to sue for $56 million - $1 million for each
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Date: Weds., 3/20/91
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Title: 21 LAPD OFFICERS
INVOLVED IN BEATING
OF BLACK MOTORIST
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