(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Santa Monica residents work to clean graffiti off of the Boston Private Bank along Broadway in Santa Monica, CA Monday, June 1, 2020. In 1991, four Los Angeles police officers brutally beat motorist Rodney King and their acquittal on state charges a year later prompted one of the worst race riots in American history. Former Cleveland Cavaliers star J.R. Smith was caught on camera assaulting a man who he claims damaged his car during riots in Los Angeles related to George Floyd's death. Riots. A mob of people in dark clothing took over the street and marched while chanting, "Back up. On May 30, Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti authorized the deployment of the California National Guard overnight. Photos of the riots and protests emerged on Sunday night and Monday morning. In 2020, a Minneapolis police officer knelt onGeorge Floyd ’s neck … An LAPD vehicle burns after being set alight by protestors during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles police arrest a protestor at 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue on Saturday, May 30, 2020, amid nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. On May 30, 2020, protesters put an LAPD officer in a chokehold and kicked the officer. After the altercation, Smith recorded a separate video in which he denied that race played a role in the fight despite the fact that the looter was white. Election unrest breaks out in Los Angeles, Washington, Portland, and Raleigh ... 2020. ... AP A protester holds a skateboard in front of a fire in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man … There is still a small group of protesters in Los Angeles … ET, June 3, 2020 Los Angeles police are arresting protesters outside the mayor's residence. Mario Tama Eight days from now, April 29 will mark the 29th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots that followed the acquittal of the four officers who beat Rodney King. 12:25 a.m. The Los Angeles Police Department has issued an immediate moratorium on the use of certain projectile weapons at protests after city attorneys interpreted a federal court … Police declared the protest an unlawful assembly about 11:20 p.m., and officers began moving the group away from LAPD headquarters after midnight.