In pictures: South Los Angeles 20 years after Rodney King riots
Officers arrest a man suspected of stealing his girlfriend's car in south Los Angeles, California. This April 29 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
A man is handcuffed in south Los Angeles, California.The 77th division of south Los Angeles, where the riots began, is an 11.2 square mile area.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Shalize Talley, 23, sits with her five-month-old son as police officers search her home in south Los Angeles, California.The 77th division has seen a drop from 162 homicides 20 years ago, to 16 so far this year. There are around 34 gangs operating in the division.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Senior Lead Officer Martin Martinez greets James Oh, owner of a Liquor store on a street corner where the 1992 Los Angeles Riots started in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
A memorial to a gang victim is seen on a street in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
A man is detained in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
David Lee, 35, wears an LA Riot t-shirt on the street corner where the riots started in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Senior Lead Officer Martin Martinez greets David Lee, 35, who was wearing an LA Riot t-shirt on the street corner where the riots started in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Items confiscated from a suspect are seen on the hood of a squad car in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Senior Lead Officer Martin Martinez greets Edwin Sarmento, who works in a cell phone store on the street corner where the riots started in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
A customer talks to servers through Bullet-proof glass at a Jack In The Box fast food restaurant in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
Officers search men who were drinking alcohol in the street in south Los Angeles, California.Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS