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assailant
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Officials have launched a major operation to investigate the shooting and locate the assailants responsible for the attack, per CBS News.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 June 2025 -
Cops were still looking for the assailant late Wednesday.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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