Marjean Banks, girlfriend to James Mincey, Jr.Donnell Alexander, witness to violence at Florence and Normandie.Neighborhoods and cities in Greater Los Angeles that receive specific focus in the film include South Central Los Angeles, Pacoima, Alhambra, Westwood, Koreatown, and Simi Valley. Among those interviewed are police officers, city officials, victims of police violence, citizen 'rescuers,' those who perpetrated violence, as well as witnesses and family members to the deceased. Regarding the unrest, the film chronicles the events at the Simi Valley Courthouse the withdrawal of all police officers at 71st and Normandie rioting at Florence and Normandie the attack and rescue of Soi Chai Soi, Larry Tarvin, and Reginald Denny the spread of violence and arson throughout the city looting in Koreatown the arming of Korean merchants the death of Jae Song "Eddie" Lee the deployment of the 7th Infantry Division and the charging of Damien "Football" Williams, Henry "Kiki" Watson, Antoine "Twon" Miller, and Gary Williams for the beating of Reginald Denny.Īlong with extensive archival footage, the story is told through first-hand accounts of the events.
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and continuing through the 1984 Summer Olympics the rise of street gangs the crack epidemic the death of Karen Toshima Operation Hammer the raid at 39th and Dalton the beating of Rodney King the death of Latasha Harlins and the trial of Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno, and Stacey Koon in the Rodney King beating and culminating with the unrest that ensued after their acquittal. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a deep examination of a tumultuous decade in the city of Los Angeles, starting with the death of James Mincey Jr.
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