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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Mangione is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk in 2024.
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Julia Bonavita , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Tamillia Johnson has longed for what could have been in the life of her nephew, the Deerfield Beach High School star football player who was gunned down almost three years ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The news that a woman in Minneapolis had been gunned down by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, and that her parents lived in Valley Falls, Kansas, reached Bill Klenken Wednesday night when his daughter called.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, returned to a Manhattan courtroom Friday for a crucial hearing where his defense attorneys argued for a judge to toss out two of the four federal counts against him.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Julia Bonavita , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Tamillia Johnson has longed for what could have been in the life of her nephew, the Deerfield Beach High School star football player who was gunned down almost three years ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The news that a woman in Minneapolis had been gunned down by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, and that her parents lived in Valley Falls, Kansas, reached Bill Klenken Wednesday night when his daughter called.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, returned to a Manhattan courtroom Friday for a crucial hearing where his defense attorneys argued for a judge to toss out two of the four federal counts against him.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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