A public review of evidence in the fatal police shooting of Jorge Gomez, a Black Lives Matter protester, concluded Friday after several hours of testimony.
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Metropolitan Police Department officer Shay Mikalonis, 30, who is paralyzed from the neck down as a result of the shooting, recently attended a police briefing with co-workers.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo said his officers made “several” dispersal orders over the weekend as protesters moved toward Interstate 15 before a group of legal observers were arrested on the Strip.
The communitywide event is being organized by the Injured Officers Police Fund. All proceeds will go to the family of officer Shay Mikalonis, 29, who remains in critical condition.
The family of wounded Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis issued a statement Friday morning thanking the community for support as a fundraising drive was announced.
Expressions of support for wounded Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis continued for a third day Thursday at University Medical Center.
Three Las Vegas women were among a steady stream of people stopping by University Medical Center to show support for the officers on duty and pray for wounded officer Shay Mikalonis.
Looters trashed a convenience store in east Las Vegas late Sunday, shortly after protesters were dispersed from a Black Lives Matter protest on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday afternoon announced that 80 protesters were arrested Friday night during a demonstration on the Strip.