gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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He was assassinated on March 9, 1997, gunned down in Los Angeles at the age of 24 while leaving an after-party for the Soul Train Awards.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government on Tuesday began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the assassination that shocked the nation and spawned countless conspiracy theories.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The funeral was held Wednesday morning at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on the Upper East Side in New York City — the same place where Christopher Wallace’s service was held on March 18, 1997, just nine days after he was gunned down aged 24 in Los Angeles.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
One year ago this month, 31-year-old New York police officer, Jonathan Diller, unbelievably wonderful person and a great officer, was gunned down at a traffic stop on Long Island.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government on Tuesday began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the assassination that shocked the nation and spawned countless conspiracy theories.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The funeral was held Wednesday morning at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on the Upper East Side in New York City — the same place where Christopher Wallace’s service was held on March 18, 1997, just nine days after he was gunned down aged 24 in Los Angeles.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
One year ago this month, 31-year-old New York police officer, Jonathan Diller, unbelievably wonderful person and a great officer, was gunned down at a traffic stop on Long Island.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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