I was a well-known reporter for the los angeles times. i was killed by police in 1970 during an antiwar march organized by chicanos. my memory is honored in a park named after me and by a mural there. who am i?

It is Ruben Salazar, who was the first Mexican-American journalist who covered Chicano community. He died during the March against Vietnam War in 1970, at California. It was ruled that he died of an accident and no criminal charges were filed against anyone.