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"Since' Rodney King is a victim in one
(case) and a possible suspect in another,
we thought it would be better if an
outside agency should do the
investigation. n . .
Valley. ,
Marcos Kaffdos, who owned
the store at the time of the robbery
but has since sold it, said in
an interview that a black man
armed with a gun entered the
store in the early afternoon on
Feb. 21.
The robber fired a shot that hit ·
one of two women who were
working in the store, said Kaffdos,
who was not present at the
time of the robbery. The woman
is still recovering from a wound
to the left shoulder, Kaffdos
- Capt. William Gartland
Head of the LAPD's robbery-homicide division
said.
Capt. William Gartland, who
heads the LAPD's robbery-homicide
division, said the weapon
used in the robbery was either a
sawed-off shotgun or a rifle.
Gartland said that information
linking King to the case was uncovered
Tuesday by Foothill Division
investigators.
"People in Foothill called yesterday
and asked us to take over
the case," Gartland said.
"Since Rodney King .is a victim
in one (case) and. a,.possible
·suspect in another, we thought;"it
would be better if an outsiqe
agency should do the investiga~
tion," Gartland said. : ~··
King, who was paroled on :Oe9.
27, was reported speed~ng ort
March 3 by California Htghwa¥
Patrol officers, who began ··a
chase·that ended when he pulled
over in Lake View Terrace. · ·. .
At least 21 LAPD officers were
at the scene, and some of them
~t and kicked King while otf\er
officers watched. i ;
The scene was captured on vid:­
eotape by an amateur photogni~
pher, and has caused a nation­
·wide uproar over police brutality
that has led to increasing
pressure for the resignation of
Police Chief Daryl F. Gates. · ·
· A grand jury has indicted a sergeant
and three officers on dssault
and other felony charg¢s.
Those officers pleaded not guilty
Tuesday and ordered to. return Ito
court today for schedulipg pf
. their trial. ""' ~
Rodney Glen King
-state asked to probe robbery