A man accused of fatally shooting a Rochester police officer and injuring the officer’s partner and someone close to him pleaded not guilty Saturday.
During a brief court appearance, Kelvin Vickers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons counts. He was ordered held without bail.
The 21-year-old fired several rounds into an unmarked parked vehicle Thursday afternoon, killing 29-year veteran officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz and wounding officer Sino Seng, police said. A 15-year-old girl from a nearby house was also shot and wounded.
The two agents were part of a civilian unit and were investigating a murder. Vickers was found an hour later in a nearby vacant home, and police said a loaded handgun that may have been used in the shooting was found.
Anthony Mazurkiewicz died in the ambush. His partner Sino Seng, survived the shooting. A 15-year-old girl was also shot and survived. Rochester Police Department Vickers is not originally from Rochester, and his reason for being in the city is still unknown. Tina MacIntyre-Yee / Democrat and Chronicle via AP
Vickers is from the Boston area and has an extensive criminal record, according to police, who did not say why Vickers was in Rochester.
He was represented by a public defender at Saturday’s arraignment, but indicated he would seek his own attorney, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported.
Seng was hit in the lower body and was treated at a hospital and released. Authorities said Friday that the girl, who was hit by a bullet that went through a wall, was recovering.