Deputy Samuel Aispuro was shot in the back April 22 as he waited on his motorcycle at a stoplight.
The man charged in the shooting of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department motorcycle deputy who was struck by gunfire at a West Covina stoplight pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted murder and other charges.
Raymundo Duran, 47, of Covina, remains jailed without bond in the April 22 shooting of Deputy Samuel Aispuro, who was in uniform on his department motorcycle when he was shot in the back. Sheriff Robert Luna said the bullet was stopped by his protective vest, which likely saved the deputy's life.Duran was scheduled to return to court June 18 for a hearing to determine if there's enough envidence for the case to proceed to trial.
Duran was charged April 24 with one count each of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm on a peace officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm.Aispuro has been with the sheriff's department for nearly 20 years and is married with two children, ages 4 and 2. He was able to report the shooting to his law enforcement colleagues, Luna said. Several witnesses rushed to help the injured deputy.
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