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Inside the home, police found the bodies of Renee Cooksey and Edward Nunn, both killed at close range, in what police would later describe as execution-style.
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
An autopsy showed she had been shot seven times at close range, court records show, WIBC reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
These weapons were used for anti-personnel purposes at close range, to kill or injure enemy crew before boarding and capturing their ship.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
An autopsy showed she had been shot seven times at close range, court records show, WIBC reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
These weapons were used for anti-personnel purposes at close range, to kill or injure enemy crew before boarding and capturing their ship.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Those who remained in the South during the brutal fight for Civil Rights saw leaders and laypeople assassinated by white supremacists with long-range rifles, beaten by the butts of shotguns during marches, or shot with pistols at close range.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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