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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Multiple churchgoers gunned down after suspect shoots state trooper in wild rampage.
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FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
He is being accused of aiding in the killing of 50-year-old Lamar Payne, who was gunned down last Sept. 7, during a wild shootout between at least three gunmen outside a liquor store near E Street and 105th Avenue, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
This is the same place where a 22-year-old woman was gunned down less than a month ago, early June 9.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 1 July 2025
Lizarraga then gunned down Zamora and her date in the restaurant's parking lot.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 24 June 2025
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FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
He is being accused of aiding in the killing of 50-year-old Lamar Payne, who was gunned down last Sept. 7, during a wild shootout between at least three gunmen outside a liquor store near E Street and 105th Avenue, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
This is the same place where a 22-year-old woman was gunned down less than a month ago, early June 9.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 1 July 2025
Lizarraga then gunned down Zamora and her date in the restaurant's parking lot.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 24 June 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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