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 | | During the riots, 34 people were officially reported killed, 1,100 people were injured, 4,000 people were arrested, 600 buildings were damaged or destroyed, and an estimated $35 million in damage was caused. |
 | | The riot began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, whom Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving. |
 | | While police questioned Frye and his brother Ronald Frye, a group of people began to gather. |
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