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During the dark days that followed Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the City of New Orleans, and the chaos that ensued, Officer Kevin Thomas, while on patrol, suffered a gunshot wound to the head while trying to arrest a suspect in Algiers.

He was rushed to West Jefferson Medical Center where Culicchia Neurosurgeon John Steck, MD removed the bullet in extreme conditions, with only emergency power available in the operating room.

Kevin has made a full recovery though he is unable to serve as a police officer. He suffers from occasional seizures but counts his blessings that he is alive and with his family today.