Recent Examples on the WebThe mishaps include mud slides, equipment failures that trapped patrons for hours on a sky lift and a 2013 incident in which one of the park’s cowboys was wounded by a real bullet during a fake gunfight, the Observer reported in 2017.—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024 Two corrections officers were shot during the gunfight.—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 Two uniformed police officers, who were moonlighting at the bar as security, engaged in a gunfight with the suspect, who was killed in the March 24 incident, according to police.—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024 There’s a mass indoor gunfight (screaming, blood spatters), and a daughter watches her dad get beaten to death while a crowd jeers, his face bloodied and mangled.—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 Being tried as adults are 23-year-old Lyndell Mays and 18-year-old Dominic Miller, both of whom were also shot in a gunfight that sent bullets into the crowd.—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Kopf was the first witness, testifying that in the hours after the 2 a.m. gunfight she was dispatched to take photos of the Martin brothers, who were both hospitalized with gunshot wounds.—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024 The 2-year-old girl was uninjured during the gunfight.—The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024 But Obama times were kinder and gentler, and this might be bringing a knife to a gunfight — even if the knife in question is justifiably beloved.—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
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