Death of Latasha Harlins

Latasha Harlins was a 15yearold AfricanAmerican girl who was unlawfully shot and killed by Soon Ja Du , a 51yearold female Korean store owner. Harlins was a student at Westchester High School in Los Angeles. Harlins death camedays after the videotaped beating of Rodney King, and Du was fined 500 and sentenced to probation and community service but no prison time for her crime. Some sources cited the shooting as one of the causes of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

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Source: Wikipedia