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An off-duty NYPD cop was carjacked at gunpoint in the Bronx, police sources said Sunday.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Police busted four suspects who allegedly robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint on Thursday, according to police who were searching for a fifth suspect.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Officers drew their service weapons and held Simpson at gunpoint while commanding him numerous times to drop his firearm.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Capricorn Clark, a former assistant to Combs, told jurors Combs forced her from her apartment at gunpoint to go with him to musician Kid Cudi’s home in December 2011.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Police busted four suspects who allegedly robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint on Thursday, according to police who were searching for a fifth suspect.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Officers drew their service weapons and held Simpson at gunpoint while commanding him numerous times to drop his firearm.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Capricorn Clark, a former assistant to Combs, told jurors Combs forced her from her apartment at gunpoint to go with him to musician Kid Cudi’s home in December 2011.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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