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Recent Examples of gunman
Officers found what the caller had described as the gunman’s vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the highway.
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Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
In June, a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband were assassinated by a Trump supporter, although conservatives insist the gunman was actually a leftist working at Walz’s behest.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales was alerted to gunman Salvador Ramos' location before Ramos entered Robb Elementary School, but Gonzales failed to act, prosecutors argued in opening statements on Tuesday.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
In June, a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband were assassinated by a Trump supporter, although conservatives insist the gunman was actually a leftist working at Walz’s behest.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales was alerted to gunman Salvador Ramos' location before Ramos entered Robb Elementary School, but Gonzales failed to act, prosecutors argued in opening statements on Tuesday.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
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The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In many cases, the perpetrator is also the employer who controls not only wages and work hours, but housing and transportation, creating an extreme power imbalance in which retaliation can mean losing a job, losing shelter, or being forced deeper into poverty.—
Mónica Ramírez,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Families gather at memorial garden On Wednesday, parents gathered outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas at a memorial garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Other notable cases include challenges to Trump’s sweeping tariffs, birthright citizenship, late-arriving mail ballots, and gun laws.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Jan. 2026
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Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Maduro is being held in the same federal jail in Brooklyn as accused assassin Luigi Mangione.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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During his time in Iraq, Ross was a machine gunner on a combat logistical patrol team, court documents show.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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The structure extends over the turret roof, covering the commander’s and gunner’s positions, and is installed with a noticeable stand-off gap of several inches.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
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Boardman imposed a sentence of 97 months, citing Roske’s mental health and concerns about incarceration conditions and his status as a first-time criminal offender.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since 2013, the law has allowed juvenile offenders serving life without parole to petition to have their sentence recalled and to be resentenced.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The robbery lasted less than seven minutes, as the bandits used a truck with an extendable ladder to cut through a window on a second-floor balcony, according to police.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2025
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The agent delivered several defensive strikes to free his genitals from the perp’s grasp.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Proctor is one of the perps in Plymouth, and a victim in Norfolk.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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