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Recent Examples of gunman
The gunman, identified as 32-year-old Jesse Nathan Elks, of Honey Brook, then got out of the vehicle and fatally shot himself with a semi-automatic pistol, police said.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Police on Sunday continued their search for a gunman in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy at Dockweiler State Beach the night before.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The gunman fired on a crowd of revelers at a cluster of popular college student hangouts on West Sixth Street in the early hours of March 1.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
As Flores describes, Danny’s pregnant girlfriend witnessed cartel gunmen abduct Danny.
—Ioan Grillo, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Police on Sunday continued their search for a gunman in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy at Dockweiler State Beach the night before.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The gunman fired on a crowd of revelers at a cluster of popular college student hangouts on West Sixth Street in the early hours of March 1.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
As Flores describes, Danny’s pregnant girlfriend witnessed cartel gunmen abduct Danny.
—Ioan Grillo, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
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In late 2024, country star Zach Bryan had to stop a show at the Tacoma Dome after an item was tossed onstage and struck one of his on-stage guests, addressing the crowd directly to demand the perpetrator be identified.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Despite news coverage seen by millions of people across the country, no one has come forward as a witness or perpetrator.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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The release did not state how many times Duit fired his gun.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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This sentence provides his victim with justice and makes clear that gun violence leads to serious consequences.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Intense interest persists around his murder because the assassin has never been caught.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Shapiro is Jewish and was targeted by a would-be assassin who firebombed the governor's mansion last year.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Robert Edwin Kline was a 22-year-old gunner's mate second class when he was killed on the Arizona.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the county sued NaphCare for its alleged role in the death of Brandon Yates, who was murdered in the Central Jail in 2024 after being wrongly placed into a cell with a violent offender.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Police said an offender is in custody and a weapon was recovered.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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That way, even if your data circulates, criminals have a harder time breaking in.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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By demanding justice and dignity for the drug-war dead, were nuns, priests, pastors, and other sympathizers not protecting criminals?—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The latter seemed to be a proud vindication of corridos, a style that’s been increasingly under scrutiny in música mexicana because of its tradition of name-checking outlaws, bandits, and cartel leaders.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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There are further surprises when Mason’s camera at last faces that perp, serving a life sentence in prison.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Seiler, the CEO of STS Digital, believes there’s a downside to the expansion of perps, which let traders magnify their gains or losses.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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