Officer Shot During Vegas Protest May Spend Rest of Life on Ventilator: 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 may need the support of a ventilator for the rest of his life, relatives said.

Shay Mikalonis, 29, was shot in the Las Vegas Strip area in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 police custody death in Minneapolis.