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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Nearly 50 minutes passed after the gunfire started before SWAT teams entered the school in Littleton.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
During an interview Monday, Marcum said several cars parked at the apartment complex were struck by gunfire.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
In less than six hours, the protest turned violent when police used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and then gunfire, killing at least 19 people including children and injuring hundreds of others.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the man had wounds consistent with being struck by gunfire, DiMartino said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
During an interview Monday, Marcum said several cars parked at the apartment complex were struck by gunfire.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
In less than six hours, the protest turned violent when police used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and then gunfire, killing at least 19 people including children and injuring hundreds of others.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the man had wounds consistent with being struck by gunfire, DiMartino said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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