McKees Rocks Man Charged in Kuzak Shooting

Allegheny County police on Thursday charged a McKees Rocks man with the shooting of Clairton police officer James Kuzak Jr.—formerly of the Cecil Township department.

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported that Emilio Rivera, 26, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Crafton on criminal solicitation charges.

"After Mr. Rivera's arrest yesterday on an accusation he solicited another man to commit a home invasion and robbery, he 'provided a detailed account of his involvement with (the first man charged in the shooting) in which they both forcibly entered the victim's residence, identified themselves as FBI agents and demanded money from the occupants at gunpoint," according to a criminal complaint," the Post-Gazette reported.

Online criminal dockets show that Rivera was charged with four felony counts of aggravated assault, two felony counts of assault of a law enforcement officer, one count of burglary, four counts of robbery and other charges stemming from the April incident.

Details of Rivera's arraignment and preliminary hearing were not immediately available Thursday afternoon.