http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/florissant-officer-critical-stable-condition-following-shooting <p>&nbsp;</p><p>UPDATE:&nbsp; Doctors are now saying that Officer Michael Vernon will be paralyzed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A Florissant Police Officer remains in critical but stable condition, following a shooting early Monday morning.</p><p>Officer Michael Vernon was responding a break-in alarm around 3 a.m. when he was attacked.</p><p>Police Captain Sean Fagan says 20-year-old Brian Lamont Cannon Jr. was hiding in a dumpster when he jumped up and shot Vernon three times.</p> Tue, 29 May 2012 17:26:04 +0000 Adam Allington 3801 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Florissant officer in critical but stable condition following shooting