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26: Part 1: Claudia Apolinar is Shot in the Face During Violent Ambush

Game of Crimes

Game of Crimes

True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

LA Sheriff Deputy Claudia Apolinar and her partner were waiting to move to their next assignment when a gunman fired multiple shots into their patrol vehicle. Claudia was shot through the face and both arms, and her partner was shot multiple times in his right arm with one round hitting his skull. In spite of the danger and injuries Claudia was able to radio for help, apply a tourniquet to her partner’s severely wounded arm, and defend him until help arrived.



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0:00.0

I like County Sheriff's Deputy Claudia Apollinar talks about the impact COVID had on training

0:18.1

and preparedness.

0:19.1

During my training, it just made it a lot harder because we couldn't do a lot of stuff.

0:22.7

We were like kind of being held back from doing a lot of usual stuff that we do for patrols

0:28.5

while we're on training with our FTOs.

0:30.9

So it was kind of hard because it's like, okay, I haven't been exposed to a lot of stuff

0:36.4

and it's like, who knows if I'll be able to because, like I said, with everything I was

0:41.0

going on, it just made things a lot harder.

0:44.4

But we still managed a way to find things, to get as much, for me to get exposed to a lot

0:50.8

of stuff before I could get signed off.

0:55.2

So eventually, I mean, we did what we could in June, that's when they started June that

1:01.0

I was still in San Dimas.

1:02.1

I was like in my King Corps, so my King Corps by myself already, my FTO, isn't in the

1:08.1

car?

1:09.1

Welcome to Game of Crimes.

1:15.1

Hello, amigos, amigos, bienvenidos, and Feliz Navidad, it is that Christmas time of

1:33.3

year phenomenon, especially festive mode, aren't you Steve, isn't this just the best time

1:38.3

of year?

1:39.3

It is, it is.

1:40.3

And I'm sitting here in T-shirts and Florida because it's going to be 81 degrees today.

1:44.2

How's it up there?

1:45.2

Yeah, Mary fucking Christmas, pal.

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