#127 - Beating The Angel of Death: How He Survived Being Shot Point Blank by A Child Predator w/Ali Perez
About this episode
Ali Perez shares his harrowing experience of surviving a shooting by a child predator and the profound impact it had on his life.
Former Navy diver and San Diego County law enforcement veteran Ali Perez survived an encounter that should have ended his life. What began as an operation to arrest a suspected child predator turned into a close-range gunfight after Ali entered a darkened apartment and was met by a rifle. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/8MHOYdFxiIw Ali describes being shot multiple times, suffering catastrophic injuries, becoming trapped inside the apartment with the gunman, continuing to fight while severely wounded, running out of ammunition, and eventually believing he was about to die. Then the story takes a turn that Ali says changed the rest of his life. This conversation goes far beyond that single day. Ali takes us inside Navy dive school, including the brutal underwater training and what happens to the human mind nearly 200 feet beneath the surface. He recounts responding to a school shooting and helping apprehend the teenage shooter, the psychological aftermath of seeing children killed, his thoughts on law enforcement response during active-shooter incidents, and the disturbing reality of investigating physical and sexual crimes against children. He also walks us through the…
People in this episode
Host: Bam - The Wild Chaos
Guest: Ali Perez
Topics covered
- survival
- law enforcement
- child predator
- psychological trauma
- Navy training
- active shooter response
Keywords
- survival
- shooting
- law enforcement
- Navy diver
- psychological trauma
- child predator
- active shooter
- recovery
- forgiveness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: San Diego County law enforcement
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