return fire

noun

: the firing of a weapon to counter a shooter's shot

The suspect started shooting and was wounded by the return fire of the police.

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In another sensitive development, the Israeli military reported a rare attack near the Israel-Gaza border, saying a squad of Palestinian fighters killed a soldier, while three militants were killed in return fire. —Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024

North Korea has reacted to past South Korean loudspeaker broadcasts and civilian balloon activities by firing rounds across the border, prompting South Korea to return fire, according to South Korea. —Hyung-Jin Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024

Biden recently authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to return fire against Russian forces attacking them near the Kharkiv region. —Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024

Murphy also managed to shoot Jensen before he was killed by officers’ return fire, police said. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024