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Moses and at least one other person allegedly tracked those customers, confronted them later at gunpoint, or broke into their vehicles.
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
He is then seen tackling the gunman and wrestling the weapon away from him, before turning the weapon on the attacker and holding him at gunpoint.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
According to reports, the Zodiac held the couple at gunpoint and tied them up before fatally stabbing Shepard 10 to 20 times and wounding Hartnell, who survived the attack.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
At gunpoint, Humphreys forced Williams to take her clothes off, hand over her debit card and and tell him her PIN number, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Office.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
He is then seen tackling the gunman and wrestling the weapon away from him, before turning the weapon on the attacker and holding him at gunpoint.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
According to reports, the Zodiac held the couple at gunpoint and tied them up before fatally stabbing Shepard 10 to 20 times and wounding Hartnell, who survived the attack.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
At gunpoint, Humphreys forced Williams to take her clothes off, hand over her debit card and and tell him her PIN number, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Office.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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