Wounded Las Vegas officer Shay Mikalonis probably will be transferred from University Medical Center to a spinal rehabilitation center and may be there for up to a year.
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Big B’s Texas BBQ will raise money for Metro officer Shay Mikalonis
The LVMPD Dispatch account posted the tweet about 11:40 a.m. Saturday. The message also said Shay Mikalonis is unable to speak but is awake and “seems to recognize his family members.”
The support from the Golden Knights meant a lot to the family of wounded Metropolitan Police Department officer Shay Mikalonis, who is an avid a hockey fan.
Guy Mikalonis, father of Shay Mikalonis, couldn’t contain his gratitude Thursday as he watched a long line of donors contribute to a fundraiser to help pay his son’s medical bills.
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 group walked from Trump International to the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police union President Steve Grammas said he was aware of a report on Facebook that Shay Mikalonis, 29, is now “awake” but was skeptical of the sourcing.
Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis was handcuffing a protester near Circus Circus. Edgar Samaniego was checked into a nearby motel. Several miles away, protester Jorge Gomez ran from a swarm of officers.
Clark County lawmakers’ inability to regulate firearms was inserted into a debate this week about banning bags and strollers at Black Lives Matter protests.
The four Las Vegas police officers who shot and killed a man during a Black Lives Matter protest were not wearing body cameras, Assistant Sheriff Chris Jones said Friday.
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.
A 20-year-old man accused of shooting Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis apparently fired two more shots after Mikalonis was injured, a prosecutor said Friday.
Expressions of support for wounded Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis continued for a third day Thursday at University Medical Center.
A Las Vegas officer shot at the conclusion of a Black Lives Matter protest late Monday continued to fight for his life Thursday morning at University Medical Center.