<P> In April 2012, King published his memoir, The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption . Co-authored by Lawrence J. Spagnola, the book describes King's turbulent youth as well as his personal account of the arrest, the trials, and the aftermath . </P> <P> On June 17, 2012, King's fiancée Cynthia Kelly found him lying at the bottom of his swimming pool . Police in Rialto received a 911 call from Kelly at about 5: 25 a.m. (PDT). Responding officers found King at the bottom of the pool, removed him, and attempted to revive him . He was transferred by ambulance to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, California and was pronounced dead on arrival at 6: 11 a.m. (PDT) The Rialto Police Department began a standard drowning investigation and stated there did not appear to be any foul play . On August 23, 2012, King's autopsy results were released, stating he died of accidental drowning, and that a combination of alcohol, cocaine & marijuana, found in his system were contributing factors . The conclusion of the report stated: "The effects of the drugs and alcohol, combined with the subject's heart condition, probably precipitated a cardiac arrhythmia, and the subject, incapacitated in the water, was unable to save himself .". Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy at King's funeral . King is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California . </P> <P> Rodney King has become a symbol of police brutality, but his family remembers him as a "human not a symbol". Despite being a victim of brutality, King never advocated for hatred or violence against the police, saying that we needed to "all get along". King's message of "can we all just get along" became the foundation of what he stood for; since his death, his daughter Lori King has worked with the LAPD to build bridges between the police and the African - American community . </P> <P> The beating of Rodney King and its aftermath has been addressed frequently in art, including the 1997 film Riot, the 2014 one - man play Rodney King by Roger Guenveur Smith, which has been produced by Spike Lee and released on Netflix in 2017; and the 2016 exhibit Viral: 25 Years from Rodney King . Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary will be producing a docuseries through their company Revelations Entertainment on the life of Rodney King, to be released in 2018 . </P>

Who said can't we just get along