After two passengers were placed in the patrol car, five white Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers (Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno, and Rolando Solano) attempted to subdue King, who came out of the car last.
Первыми пятью полицейскими, оказавшимися на месте задержания оказались Стэйси Кун (Stacey Koon), Лоуренс Пауэлл (Laurence Powell), Тимоти Уинд (Timothy Wind), Тэодор Брисено (Theodore Briseno) и Роландо Солано (Rolando Solano).