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As Gi-hun holds Player 336 at knifepoint, Myung-gi advances from behind with the pole.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Investigators later learned that Elias tried to carjack a driver at knifepoint in the shopping center parking just before officers arrived, according to the Police Department.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Jurors weren’t allowed to hear about another girl who prosecutors claimed would have testified Mutch held her at knifepoint in a prior incident, according to media reports at the time.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Two officers failed to take action by waiting outside a gas station bathroom where a woman was being held at knifepoint, Florida authorities said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Investigators later learned that Elias tried to carjack a driver at knifepoint in the shopping center parking just before officers arrived, according to the Police Department.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Jurors weren’t allowed to hear about another girl who prosecutors claimed would have testified Mutch held her at knifepoint in a prior incident, according to media reports at the time.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Two officers failed to take action by waiting outside a gas station bathroom where a woman was being held at knifepoint, Florida authorities said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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“Knifepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knifepoint. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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