We are also continuing to control Matthew's temperature. He remains on a ventilator which is assisting his breathing. Since the last medical update at 3 p.m. October 10, Matthew Shepard has remained in critical condition. Matthew is in the surgical-neuro intensive care unit in our Regional Neuroscience Center located within the hospital. He remains in critical condition with severe head injuries.
Respiratory support continues to be provided.
He remains on a ventilator. Today, Matthew Shepard remains in critical condition with severe head injuries. We would like to release information about one of the suspects, Aaron James McKinney, who was in the hospital at approximately the same time that Matthew Shepard was here on October 7 and October 8. We were notified by the sheriff's department in Albany County, Wyoming, that Mr. McKinney was a suspect in the Matthew Shepard case. The Albany County sheriff's department informed us that they intended to arrest Mr. McKinney that evening.