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Rock band visits paralyzed Mo. officer in hospital

After performing a show in St. Louis, Breaking Benjamin paid a visit to one of their fans at Mercy Hospital St. Louis

By Police1 Staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Before performing a show in St. Louis Sunday night, members of Breaking Benjamin, an alternative rock band, visited one of their fans wounded Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The Ballwin Police Department posted a photo on Facebook of the band’s visit to Mercy Hospital.

Officer Flamion, 31, was shot on July 8 after stopping a man for speeding in Ballwin, a well-to-do St. Louis County town of about 30,000 residents. Police said Flamion was shot in the neck from behind.

Antonio Taylor, 31, of St. Louis was arrested later that day following a foot chase in nearby Manchester, Missouri. He is jailed on $500,000 bond on several charges, including first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer.

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