gun down
verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges after he was arrested for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street in December 2024.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Lake Superior Court Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced a Chicago man to 76 years Thursday for gunning down a friend who was flirting with his girlfriend online.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, known as Seymon Skrepetsky, was gunned down Monday in Biała Podlaska, in eastern Poland.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
In perhaps one of the saddest moments in World Cup history, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was gunned down in his home country after a game-defining mistake during the soccer team's match-up against the USA in 1994.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Lake Superior Court Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced a Chicago man to 76 years Thursday for gunning down a friend who was flirting with his girlfriend online.
—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, known as Seymon Skrepetsky, was gunned down Monday in Biała Podlaska, in eastern Poland.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
In perhaps one of the saddest moments in World Cup history, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was gunned down in his home country after a game-defining mistake during the soccer team's match-up against the USA in 1994.
—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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