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But even as calm appeared to be restored on Monday, the situation took a grisly new turn in recent days when video surfaced appearing to show eight men being held at gunpoint and later shot to death at close range by armed individuals wearing military fatigues in Al-Sweida.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In broad daylight, in this typically quiet, suburban neighborhood of Greece’s capital, he was shot multiple times at close range, according to police.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Prosecutors say Mangione used a homemade ghost gun equipped with a silencer and shot Thompson twice at close range before fleeing the scene.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Most of the shots were directed towards Ben's back, but there was at least one bullet fired at his head at close range.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In broad daylight, in this typically quiet, suburban neighborhood of Greece’s capital, he was shot multiple times at close range, according to police.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Prosecutors say Mangione used a homemade ghost gun equipped with a silencer and shot Thompson twice at close range before fleeing the scene.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Most of the shots were directed towards Ben's back, but there was at least one bullet fired at his head at close range.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 June 2025
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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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