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Burk allegedly stole a vehicle at gunpoint, and police later spotted the vehicle and gave chase.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The men then woke up the man’s wife and their son, both at gunpoint, bound them with zip ties and forced them to lie on the floor of the upstairs bedroom, the complaint states.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
So the cop dad becomes desperate and holds Amy and others at gunpoint.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The moment that really took my breath away, as a viewer, is at the end of episode six when Jake realizes that Vince is the one holding him at gunpoint during the robbery at Black Rabbit.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The men then woke up the man’s wife and their son, both at gunpoint, bound them with zip ties and forced them to lie on the floor of the upstairs bedroom, the complaint states.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
So the cop dad becomes desperate and holds Amy and others at gunpoint.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The moment that really took my breath away, as a viewer, is at the end of episode six when Jake realizes that Vince is the one holding him at gunpoint during the robbery at Black Rabbit.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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