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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The shooter, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, died at a hospital following an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Law enforcement also linked Sanchez-Munoz to a June 11 shooting in which a vehicle occupied by an adult and a child was hit by gunfire in the area of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Authorities said the ambush at the Prairieland ICE detention center involved fireworks, gunfire directed at officers, and damage to vehicles and buildings.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Fragile Lebanon ceasefire faces new strain as Israeli gunfire kills two, threatening a broader truce.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Law enforcement also linked Sanchez-Munoz to a June 11 shooting in which a vehicle occupied by an adult and a child was hit by gunfire in the area of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Authorities said the ambush at the Prairieland ICE detention center involved fireworks, gunfire directed at officers, and damage to vehicles and buildings.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Fragile Lebanon ceasefire faces new strain as Israeli gunfire kills two, threatening a broader truce.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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