Rod Melendez, bivša zvijezda California Angelsa, jedan od posljednjih istinskih heroja nemira u Los Angelesu 1992. poginuo je večeras kada se njegov privatni avion misteriozno srušio.
Rod Melendez, a former star catcher ofthe California Angels, and one ofthe few real heroes ofthe Los Angeles riots of 1 992, died tonight when his small private plane mysteriously tumbled from the sky.