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assailant
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The complaint alleges that a white Mercedes-Benz registered to a relative of Song was found two days later in the same block as one of the other assailant’s residences.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025 -
Ten assailants who were charged in a criminal complaint on Monday fled from the detention center, but were apprehended by additional responding officers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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“Ambusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambusher. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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