gun down
verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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The trial date of the teammate accused of gunning down UM football star Bryan Pata was pushed back during a tense hearing Thursday morning.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In the nearby village of Qaryut, brothers Mohammed and Fahim Muammar were gunned down by a settler from the nearby settlement of Shilo in March.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
No mother should ever have to hear a body bag being unzipped after her child was gunned down in the street by police.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was close to Trump and his aides, was gunned down last year at a political event.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
In the nearby village of Qaryut, brothers Mohammed and Fahim Muammar were gunned down by a settler from the nearby settlement of Shilo in March.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026
No mother should ever have to hear a body bag being unzipped after her child was gunned down in the street by police.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was close to Trump and his aides, was gunned down last year at a political event.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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