Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Kevin Lee Gaines (February 6, 1966 – March 18, 1997) was an officer assigned to the infamous Los Angeles Police Department Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums unit implicated in the Rampart Scandal.Gaines had ties to Death Row Records, the Bloods, and dated Suge Knight's ex-wife. He was shot and killed on March 18, 1997, by undercover LAPD officer Frank Lyga, who was determined to be acting in self-defense. At the time of his death, Gaines was 31 and a seven-year veteran of the force.The shooting of a black officer by a white officer fueled racial tensions and prompted a media frenzy. The Gaines family hired celebrity lawyer Johnnie Cochran to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles for $25,000,000. After the city exonerated Officer Lyga, they settled for $250,000.The investigation into Gaines's behavior provided the first clues to the widespread police corruption of the Rampart Scandal.. }
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- Kevin_Gaines_(police_officer) abstract "Kevin Lee Gaines (February 6, 1966 – March 18, 1997) was an officer assigned to the infamous Los Angeles Police Department Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums unit implicated in the Rampart Scandal.Gaines had ties to Death Row Records, the Bloods, and dated Suge Knight's ex-wife. He was shot and killed on March 18, 1997, by undercover LAPD officer Frank Lyga, who was determined to be acting in self-defense. At the time of his death, Gaines was 31 and a seven-year veteran of the force.The shooting of a black officer by a white officer fueled racial tensions and prompted a media frenzy. The Gaines family hired celebrity lawyer Johnnie Cochran to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles for $25,000,000. After the city exonerated Officer Lyga, they settled for $250,000.The investigation into Gaines's behavior provided the first clues to the widespread police corruption of the Rampart Scandal.".