Police officer paralyzed after being shot in Las Vegas protest
By John Bowden - 06/14/20 07:30 PM EDT
The family of a Las Vegas police officer shot during protests two weeks ago over the death of George Floyd say in a new statement that the officer is paralyzed from the neck down and remains on a ventilator.
In the statement released on the police department's Twitter page, the family of 29-year-old officer Shay Mikalonis said that he is "unable to speak" but appears to be able to recognize family members in the room.
"We as a family, want to say thank you Las Vegas for your continuing support of Shay," the family added.
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Jun 13
Sharing with permission from Officer Mikalonis’s family. Since so many of our community is supporting Shay we wanted to provide an update as of June 12th, after the fundraiser held for him. He feels your prayers and positive thoughts. #PrayforShay
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