Overview

• The 33-year-old Suffolk County officer underwent surgery to remove a bullet lodged beneath his ear and was discharged with no nerve damage and a full recovery expected
• During a Friday arraignment, 48-year-old Nieves F. Reyes pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder of a police officer and was ordered held without bail
• Prosecutors told the court that Reyes waived his right to remain silent and admitted on video to killing 66-year-old coworker Eugene Allen and firing on officers at his door
• Investigators tracked Reyes through Ring home security footage after neighbors discovered Allen’s body in wooded brush on New York Avenue on Wednesday afternoon
• Reyes is set to return to court July 29 as authorities await the medical examiner’s findings and prepare the case for grand jury proceedings