Officer Shot During Vegas Protest Is Paralyzed From His Neck Down and Unable to Speak: Family

Las Vegas Police Assistant Sheriff Chris Jones stands by a photo of Metro Police officer Shay K. Mikalonis, 29, a four-year veteran of the department, during a media briefing at police headquarters in Las Vegas on June 2, 2020. Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP

The Las Vegas police officer who was shot in the head during a protest on June 1 is paralyzed from his neck down, his family confirmed Saturday.

The family of Shay Mikalonis, 29, shared his condition in a tweet, which was later retweeted by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dispatch with the family’s permission.