Back when the Dallas terrorist attack on cops was happening, another related attack on police occurred in three other states. One of those states was Missouri, in Ballwin where officer Michael Flamion was shot by a blm sympathizer thug. The shooter who paralyzed officer Flamion was Antonio Taylor.
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A suburban St. Louis police officer shot in the neck during a traffic stop is paralyzed from the neck down due to what the Ballwin police chief calls “catastrophic damage to his spinal cord.”
Officer Michael Flamion was shot from behind on July 8 after stopping a man for speeding in Ballwin, a well-to-do St. Louis County town of about 30,000 residents. Antonio Taylor of St. Louis was arrested later that day and is jailed on $500,000 bond on several charges, including first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer.
The shooting occurred one day after five police officers were killed in Dallas, but Missouri officials have not discussed a possible motive for Flamion’s shooting. Ballwin Police Chief Kevin Scott declined to discuss the investigation during Monday’s news conference.
In the press conference, Chief Scott said that Officer Flamion is responsive, alert, recognizes all family, friends and coworkers and nods “yes and no” responses, CBS affiliate KMOV reported.
The officer will require extensive long-term care.
“Officer Flamion has so dedicatedly served the Ballwin community, and he is forever deserving of our long-term support,” Chief Scott said. “Although it is evident he will not be able to serve in the same capacity, I will assure you that Officer Flamion is ingrained in the Ballwin police family and will forever be a Ballwin police officer, no questions asked.”
“Officer Flamion is highly regarded by everyone in the department. His sense of humor and professional demeanor make him a centerpiece of our department,” the agency said in a post on its official Facebook page.