as in murders
the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering
Some called her death a mercy killing.
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The Bronx is the fourth largest borough in the city by population but accounts for about 40% of the city’s murders.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Reece also pled guilty in Brazoria County, Texas, to the murders of 17-year-old Jessica Cain and 20-year-old Kelli Cox, a student at the University of North Texas in Denton, who disappeared on July 15, 1997, after going on a class field trip.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lester noted that the number of homicides has fallen 22%, shootings have dropped 25%, and more than 4,200 guns were seized in over the last four years.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the Church of Saint Andrew in Bucha, after viewing dozens of graphic photographs and a video display of the massacres with his EU counterparts, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski was grim.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gran Grif also was blamed for an attack in the central town of Pont-Sondé in October 2024, where more than 70 people were killed in one of the biggest massacres in Haiti’s recent history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Mercy killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killings. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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