Prosecutor: Suspect in Las Vegas cop's shooting admitted firing gun to scare protestors.

[RandySF]

Prosecutors laid out more details surrounding the shooting of Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis, telling a judge on Thursday that the suspect admitted firing his gun outside Circus Circus.
About three hours after Mikalonis was critically wounded, police found 20-year-old Edgar Samaniego at a nearby Travelodge early Tuesday.

He “admitted to police that he had fired a shot but claimed that he was just trying to scare the protesters into leaving and did not even know police were there,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Thomas Moskal said during a hearing for Samaniego on unrelated DUI and drug charges.

Authorities have said Samaniego fired the shot from 50 feet away as Mikalonis was handcuffing an individual. The officer immediately collapsed, with a bullet lodged in the right side of his face, according to Samaniego’s arrest report.

“Officers did not see where the gunfire came from, but immediately began treating Officer Mikalonis, as well as getting the prisoners to safety,” the report stated.



https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/prosecutor-suspect-in-las-vegas-cops-shooting-admitted-firing-gun-2044974/

[comradebillyboy]

1. So he just fired blindly into the crowd.

I feel bad for the cop but I am very glad that he wasn't shot by a protester.

[jayfish]

2. Isn't That How You Scare Someone?

[Wellstone ruled]

3. For those whom have not followed

the progress of the Officer who was shot. He is on a Ventilator and Paralyzed neck down. We are a Self Insured County. And the Shooting took place outside of Las Vegas Jurisdiction so the County will be the Payee once again.

Friggin Nevada Gun Culture has cost County Taxpayers hundreds of Millions in Legal Damages.

[RandySF]

4. And not a single bruise on the shooter's white face.

[onethatcares]

5. good thing he wasn't

selling single cigarettes.

Our country is fucked, totally fucked. and I wish I had to apologize for that remark but I can't.

[Celerity]

8. he is not white, he is Latinx

https://eu.rgj.com/story/news/2020/06/05/las-vegas-police-shooting-edgar-samaniego-shay-mikalonis/3158262001/

Edgar Samaniego

[Hav]

6. What a way to throw away your life when you are 20

50 feet is a distance when you can easily judge where a bullet would be going. It's not an object far away you couldn't see. Did he expect the bullet to just vanish or fall to the ground?
It wasn't a warning shot.

[gratuitous]

7. Oh, he didn't even know police were present!

I think that makes it all right, doesn't it? I mean, if Mr. Samaniego had know the cops were there, he wouldn't have fired a warning shot into the crowd to scare them away. It all makes perfect sense. Sorry to have bothered you, Edgar.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Yah right!!

Sad to say,all this Tactical Equipment can be bought over the Counter within minutes of my house. And if you want the latest and greatest,well,find it within minutes with a Google Search .

So surprised we have not had more Cops shot to death by these Wanabe Rambo Asses. Now that the Covid Restrictions are being tossed out,we will most likely see the Jacked up 4X4's flying their Confederate Flags as well as Trump Flags Cruising Ann Road and Craig Road on Saturday and Sunday evenings just before dark with two or three Guys dressed in Battle Gear hanging on to the Head Ache Rack. Up,them there Boy's from Henderson gots to rebel you know.