Police officer shot in head during George Floyd protests is paralysed from neck down
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mirror.co.ukA police officer who was shot in the head during George Floyd protests in Las Vegas has been left paralysed from the neck down, his family has said.
Shay Mikalonis, 29 - who remains fighting for his life on a ventilator and unable to speak - was shot on June 1 while attempting to disperse demonstrators outside Circus Circus, reports KSNV.
In a statement, released through Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the officer's family confirmed he has been accepted at a top spine rehabilitation facility.
Michael Hawk, a retired police officer and friend of Mr Mikalonis' stepfather Pat, meanwhile, has set up a GoFundMe campaign which has already raised over $130,000. "Again, our family can never express our gratitude for all the support for
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