The men accused in connection with the shootings two Rochester police officers earlier this week were arraigned in Rochester City Court Thursday morning.

Nixon Elian, 21, is charged with attempted aggravated murder, assault, robbery, burglary and criminal possession of a weapon.

Marquis Parker, 22, is charged with assault, robbery, burglary and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police officers, sheriff's deputies and New York State troopers filled the courtroom to see the two suspects who pleaded not guilty.

Elian and Parker are accused of taking part in a home invasion on Driving Park Avenue Tuesday night.

Court papers say they were in a woman's apartment with a .357 gun when they choked and hit the woman and stole a cell phone. The name of the woman has not been released.

Police say when they knocked on the apartment door, the woman ran out screaming and that is when shots were fired. Officer Daniel Brochu was hit in the leg. Officer Luca Martini was hit in the arm, hand and chest. Police said Martini's protective vest stopped the bullet.

Police took Elian into custody about three hours after Tuesday night's shootings.

Elian is being held without bail. Parker is being held on $100,000 cash bail. Both are due back in court next week.

Governor David Paterson arrived at Strong Memorial Hospital at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to visit the two recovering police officers. Both officers had surgery Wednesday at Strong and were listed in satisfactory condition Thursday morning.

Appearing with the governor after his visit to the officers, a doctor at Strong Hospital said both officers have "major bullet fractures" and are in significant pain.

Rochester Police Chief David Moore said as soon as the "officers down" call went out Tuesday, the response was immediate.

"Our local, federal, state, and our sheriff's department were second to none," said Moore. "They were there very quickly."

Moore and Mayor Bob Duffy, a former police chief, said police officers know the risk every time they go out on the job. They said recent events show a lack of respect for police officers and the general public.

"We do see a lot of disrespect, not only with law enforcement, but just the culture that we have to deal with," said Moore.

The department already went through the shooting of Officer Anthony DiPonzio earlier this year.

"Look at what happened in Seattle. It's horrific that police officers sitting down, having coffee or eating would be attacked that way," said Duffy. "I learned that Frank Garcia was given a standing ovation in the Monroe County Jail by the inmates when he came back into jail."

Moore and Duffy say it is frustrating, but far from hopeless.

"The majority of individuals in this community are very supportive of police," said Moore. "Unfortunately we do have a small group of individuals who are out there, they are very violent offenders."