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Authorities said Husien then carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint and fled north toward San Jose.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
One bystander video spreading on social media, including Facebook, shows the man at gunpoint, but the camera swings away briefly before the camera swings back to focus on the man just as two shots are fired.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The suspect then took another vehicle at gunpoint and drove out of Hollister.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
And in Pico Union, pedestrians were robbed at gunpoint by assailants emboldened by the cover of night.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
One bystander video spreading on social media, including Facebook, shows the man at gunpoint, but the camera swings away briefly before the camera swings back to focus on the man just as two shots are fired.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The suspect then took another vehicle at gunpoint and drove out of Hollister.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
And in Pico Union, pedestrians were robbed at gunpoint by assailants emboldened by the cover of night.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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