Examples of gunshot in a Sentence

He was killed by a gunshot to the head.

Recent Examples on the Web Evanston police on Tuesday were asking for the public’s help after a gunman fired at least 10 shots into a group of teenagers at a backyard party on Monday evening leaving a 13-year-old girl in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her neck. — Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2022 Upon arrival, officers located a 34-year-old man who was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his left thigh. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2022 Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the officers then saw the driver suffering from at least one gunshot wound. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 July 2022 Ray Spencer said at the time that investigators think the person was a murder victim who died of a gunshot wound. — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 During the investigation, a man in his 20s with a gunshot wound arrived at a local hospital. — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2022 Police learned of the incident when a man showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to one of his legs. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 The female suffered a gunshot wound to the armpit and is in stable condition. — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 25 July 2022 The athlete required emergency surgery in wake of the attack followed by multiple more surgeries to address complications from his gunshot wound. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 See More

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