Shay Mikalonis, a Las Vegas police officer who was shot in the head during an anti-racism protest that turned violent, is paralyzed from the neck down, according to his family and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Mikalonis, who is only 29, was shot during an altercation that broke out following what had been a mostly peaceful protest down the Las Vegas Strip on June 1st, according to CBS News. Las Vegas police, who have a suspect in custody related to the shooting, appear to believe that Mikalonis was targeted because he was an in-uniform officer.
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