Trial date set for man charged with killing off-duty Racine police officer

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Aug 7, 2019 1:14 PM CST

NOW: Trial date set for man charged with killing off-duty Racine police officer

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A trial date has been set for Dalquavius Ward, the man charged with the June shooting death of off-duty Racine Police Officer John Hetland.

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The 26-year-old suspect appeared at his arraignment Wednesday morning and pleaded not guilty to all charges, including first-degree intentional homicide.

Officer Hetland was shot at Teezer's Bar in Racine while trying to stop an attempted robbery.

Ward's trial is scheduled to start February 3, 2020.