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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The Frisco Police Department said that two suspects were arrested Sunday night after an exchange of gunfire in Frisco Square.
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Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
An argument between two groups that day ultimately erupted into gunfire, leaving both Miller and Mays wounded, according to prosecutors.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Two of the adults and the juvenile were arrested on suspicion of felony battery for their actions in an initial fight between kids and adults that led to the gunfire, Patchin said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Additional shots were fired, including an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the man who called police, which resulted in the caller being shot multiple times, Smith said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
An argument between two groups that day ultimately erupted into gunfire, leaving both Miller and Mays wounded, according to prosecutors.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Two of the adults and the juvenile were arrested on suspicion of felony battery for their actions in an initial fight between kids and adults that led to the gunfire, Patchin said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Additional shots were fired, including an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the man who called police, which resulted in the caller being shot multiple times, Smith said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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