News and Commentary

Hero L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Identified: Rookie Cop Shown Tending To Partner In Video Is Former Librarian, Mom

Emily Zanotti
Hero L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Identified: Rookie Cop Shown Tending To Partner In Video Is Former Librarian, Mom
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

One of the two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies, seriously wounded in an ambush attack Saturday, has been identified as 31-year-old Claudia Apolinar, a former librarian-turned-rookie cop who may have saved her partner’s life.

As The Daily Wire reported Monday, Apolinar was shot through the jaw in the attack, but after radioing for help, stopped to tend to her partner, who was shot in the forehead, arm, and hand. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released a still photo of Apolinar Monday, showing her bleeding from a face wound.

Got a tip worth investigating?

Your information could be the missing piece to an important story. Submit your tip today and make a difference.

Submit Tip