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A veteran Englewood police officer who was shot and injured while attending the聽Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas Sunday night is expected to survive his injuries, a family member said.

Curtis Leoni, 52, who has been an Englewood police officer for around 25 years, called his sister and told her he had been wounded, but did not have life-threatening injuries.聽 His sister asked not to be identified because she works as a correctional officer.

“He’s going to be fine,” she said. “He was out there enjoying the concert and he got caught up in the mayhem.”

Leoni, who lives in Highlands Ranch, was one of 22,000 attending the Route 91 Harvest聽Music Festival when Stephen Paddock, 64, allegedly began firing what sounded like automatic weapons from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.聽Paddock allegedly shot Leoni and nearly 600 other people including 58 who died. Paddock committed suicide as police stormed his hotel room, authorities said.

Englewood police spokesman Sgt. Chad Read said he could not comment about an incident that happened outside Englewood because of department policy.

Leoni’s sister said Acting Chief Sam Watson called her on behalf of the department.

“He’s a good man who got caught in a bad situation,” she said.