Local 7-year-old girl also gives thanks to LVMPD officers

POLICE OFFICER TO PRAY FORINJURED METRO OFFICER SHAYMIKALONIS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN HAS MORE.YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OFSUPPORT FOR OFFICER MIKALONIS-FROM THIS PRAYER GROUP..BUT AT U-M-C A LITTLE GIRLSHOWED UP TO SUPPORT SOMEONESHE REGARDS AS A BROTHER.((NATS)) A MINI METRO CRUISERSPUTTERS ALONG..ASSEVEN-YEAR-OLD THERESA BABCOCKDRIVES TO GREET METRO POLICEOFFICERS."I WANT TO SUPPORT THE POLICEAND WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TOBE A K-9 UNIT.WHY A K-9 UNIT?

BECAUSE I LOVEDOGS AND I LOVE POLICEOFFICERS." A LOVE THAT SHE'SSHOWING SENDING PRAYERS FOROFFICER SHAY MIKALONIS-WHO WASSHOT AND INJURED MONDAY.THERESA AND HER FATHER ARRIVEDFRIDAY TO SUPPORT HIM AND OTHERMETRO OFFICERS."THEY REALLY GOT A KICK OUT OFHER BRINGING HER DONUTS ANDHER LITTLE POLICE CAR DOWN THISTIME." HER FATHER SAYS HESTRUGGLED TO TELL THERESA ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED TO OFFICERMIKALONIS- BUT SAYS VISITINGTHE HOSPITAL WAS A GOOD WAY TOSHOW THEIR SUPPORT."SHE JUST LOVES THE POLICEOFFICERS.THEY'RE HER OLDER BROTHERS ANDSISTERS." "I LIKE POLICEOFFICERS BECAUSE THEY HELP THECOMMUNITY AND THEY'RE NOTFIGHTING AGAINST PEOPLE."THERESA OFFERS THESE WORDS OFENCOURAGEMENT FOR OFFICERMIKALONIS."I PRAY FOR YOU AND I LOVEYOU."OFFICER MIKALONIS REMAINS INCRITICAL CONDITION AT U-M-C-JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.LEGO IS NOW THE FIRST MAJOR TOYCOMPANY TO TAKE ACTION IN