Cop Shot In Head In One Of Two Police-Involved Shootings In Vegas

Officer reportedly shot in Las Vegas Monday night as authorities were responding to the scene (different) of two shootings. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the first officer was hit in the head at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino on the famed Vegas Strip. There was no word on the injured officer's state at the time of this report.

The second officer-involved shooting was an  at the Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas when police reportedly fired on a suspect who'd fired a shot at the courthouse.

The suspect was hit several times with no words on his condition, either.

The shootings happened as people were protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis but it wasn't clear whether the shootings occurred at actual protest scenes.

Protesters have been rallying for days across the country over the death of George Floyd, who was seen on video pleading that he couldn't breathe with a white police officer - Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into his neck for more than 9 minutes until he was motionless.

Police in Vegas said Monday that 338 people were arrested during three nights of protests.

Police said suspects were jailed despite a local court policy calling for most people accused of misdemeanor crimes to receive court summonses instead of time behind bars to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

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