triggerman
noun
trig·ger·man
ˈtri-gər-mən 
-ˌman
: a gunman who shoots the victim (as in a gangland murder)
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The 13-year-old boy who provided a pistol to the teenage triggerman who killed a 16-year-old Bronx girl with a stray bullet not only handed over the gun, but picked it up and ran away with it when the shooter tossed it to the ground, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
The triggerman is a 13-year-old orphan named Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott, making the most of this grim opportunity), whose younger brother depends on him to protect their late parents’ Wyoming ranch from wolves and other predators.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
The victim’s brother, believed to be the triggerman, was taken into custody for questioning, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Cops were still searching for the triggerman in the Thursday morning shooting outside an apartment building on Wilson Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
The triggerman is a 13-year-old orphan named Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott, making the most of this grim opportunity), whose younger brother depends on him to protect their late parents’ Wyoming ranch from wolves and other predators.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
The victim’s brother, believed to be the triggerman, was taken into custody for questioning, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Cops were still searching for the triggerman in the Thursday morning shooting outside an apartment building on Wilson Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Triggerman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triggerman. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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