Las Vegas Police Officer in ‘Grave Condition’ After Being Shot in Head: Officials

Las Vegas Police Officer in ‘Grave Condition’ After Being Shot in Head: Officials
Protesters on the Manhattan Bridge in New York, N.Y. on June 2, 2020. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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The Las Vegas police officer who was reportedly shot in the head on Monday is still in critical condition, officials said, as a 20-year-old suspect was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder.

Shay Mikalonis, 29, of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is still on life support after the suspect, named by officials as Edgar Samaniego, opened fire on officers. Police were trying to disperse a group of protesters near the Circus Circus casino, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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