gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Investigators are exploring every possible motive in the early-morning shooting that killed Mark Calcagni, longtime general manager of San Francisco’s famous Condor Club, who was found gunned down near his Santa Rosa home earlier this month.
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Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The killer targeted and gunned down couples parked in secluded spots on the city’s outskirts, and in several cases, the bodies of female victims were discovered to be mutilated.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Markel and Wendi were in the middle of a vicious custody battle over their two children when Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Paul Murdaugh, youngest son of Alex and Maggie Paul, the youngest of Murdaugh's two sons, was 22 years old when he was gunned down alongside his mother on June 7, 2021.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The killer targeted and gunned down couples parked in secluded spots on the city’s outskirts, and in several cases, the bodies of female victims were discovered to be mutilated.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Markel and Wendi were in the middle of a vicious custody battle over their two children when Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Paul Murdaugh, youngest son of Alex and Maggie Paul, the youngest of Murdaugh's two sons, was 22 years old when he was gunned down alongside his mother on June 7, 2021.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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