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Podcast: Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories
Episode: Gunfight Left This Police Officer Blinded
Description: Gunfight Police Blinded. Gunfight Left This Police Officer Blinded and Ended His Career. Special episode. In September 2011, Officer Robert DeNapoli confronted a life-altering incident when he responded to an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Woburn, Massachusetts. As he emerged from his cruiser, he was met with a hail of bullets during a violent shootout. DeNapoli endured multiple gunshot wounds, striking his hand, arms, legs, and, most severely, his left eye. Gunfight police blinded, this powerful special episode tells the story of Officer Robert DeNapoli, a law enforcement officer whose life and career were forever changed during a...