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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The 14-year-old boy accused of shooting a Rochester police officer in the head has pleaded not guilty to assault and attempted murder charges.
Tyquan Rivera was ordered held without bail during Wednesday’s arraignment in a Rochester courtroom filled with scores of police officers.
Prosecutors say Rivera fired a rifle from a home down the street from where Anthony DiPonzio and two other officers were checking out a complaint of drug activity on Saturday. The bullet struck the 23-year-old DiPonzio in the back of the head.
He remains in guarded condition.
Rivera turned himself in to police Tuesday.
The defense lawyer representing Rivera says he expects the teen to get a fair trial despite the publicity surrounding the case.
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