One of the two Los Angeles deputies who were shot in the head in an ambush on Saturday night helped save her partner's life by applying a tourniquet after she radioed for back-up. FOX11 obtained a photo (above) of the female deputy, who has not been named but was described as a 31-year-old mother of a six-year-old boy, covered in blood after she was shot in the jaw
Daily Mail: Photo shows hero LA deputy mom, 31, calling on her radio for help after she was shot in the jaw during Compton ambush - before saving her partner's life by tending to his injuries despite her own
* A new image has emerged of the unidentified female deputy covered in blood after she was shot in the jaw
* A gunman opened fire on the 31-year-old mother and her 24-year-old partner in Compton on Saturday
* FOX11 reported that the female deputy managed to call for help and applied a tourniquet to her partner
* Both deputies sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including to the head, and are in stable condition
* The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is offering a $100,000 reward for information about the 'dark-skinned' male suspect who remains at large as of Monday morning
* President Trump labeled the gunman an 'animal' who deserves the death penalty if the officers die
* Protesters gathered outside the hospital where the deputies are recovering and shouted: 'We hope they die'
One of the two Los Angeles deputies who were shot in the head in an ambush on Saturday night helped save her partner's life by applying a tourniquet after she radioed for back-up.
FOX11 obtained a photo of the female deputy, who has not been named but was described as a 31-year-old mother of a six-year-old boy, covered in blood after she was shot in the jaw by an unidentified male gunman just before 7pm Saturday in the city's Compton neighborhood.
The photo is a still from a security camera that captured the deputy calling for her help as she tended to her partner, a 24-year-old male, who was kneeling behind a pillar after he was also struck in the head.
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WNU Editor: My definition of a hero is someone who tries to save someone's life while disregarding their own life. Officer Claudia Apolinar is definitely a hero .... EXCLUSIVE: Hero LA deputy mom, 31, who saved her partner's life after they were both ambushed in Compton by gunman is a former librarian who only graduated from the Police Academy last year (Daily Mail).
