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: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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The pair obtained 30 guns and a crossbow from one of their parents.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 25 May 2026
After the attack, law enforcement seized more than 30 guns, including numerous pistols, rifles and shotguns, as well as a crossbow, while executing three search warrants at residences associated with the shooters, said Mark Remily, the special agent in charge of FBI San Diego.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Some of the incidents reportedly occurred in residential neighborhoods, where game wardens recovered crossbow bolts from front yards and porches.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Remily said 30 guns and a crossbow, belonging to the parents of one of the teens, were recovered as part of their investigation.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 25 May 2026
After the attack, law enforcement seized more than 30 guns, including numerous pistols, rifles and shotguns, as well as a crossbow, while executing three search warrants at residences associated with the shooters, said Mark Remily, the special agent in charge of FBI San Diego.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Some of the incidents reportedly occurred in residential neighborhoods, where game wardens recovered crossbow bolts from front yards and porches.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Remily said 30 guns and a crossbow, belonging to the parents of one of the teens, were recovered as part of their investigation.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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crossbow
noun
cross·bow
-ˌbō 
: a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden stock that shoots short arrows
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