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Riverside officer shooting case sees jury selection

Riverside Police Department Officer Ryan Bonaminio, a four-year veteran of the department and a United States Army Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was shot during a foot pursuit through a park in Riverside on Nov. 7, 2010. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
April 9, 2012 12:00:00 AM PDT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. --
Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Riverside police officer.

Authorities say Earl Ellis Green murdered 27-year-old police officer Ryan Bonaminio after ambushing him during a foot chase in November 2010.

Green is charged with one count of murder along with two special circumstances. He entered a not guilty plea.

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.