How to Use gunshot in a Sentence
gunshot
noun- He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Five gunshot wounds, one to the head and four to the pelvis, had killed him.
— Natalie Alcoba, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023 -
One of the suspects suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.
— Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Williams' death was ruled a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
— Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024 -
Sanchez Ramos falls to the ground with fatal gunshot wounds.
— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023 -
The body was found near the shore, about 20 miles south of Cassville, and had an apparent gunshot wound.
— Faith Karimi, CNN, 1 June 2023 -
Both victims died of gunshot wounds to the head from a .22-caliber gun.
— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2024 -
The man, two women, and six children all had gunshot wounds to their legs.
— Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Officers found a man dead in the doorway with at least one gunshot wound to the head.
— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024 -
The man died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the nonprofit.
— Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024 -
The victim suffered at least one gunshot wound to his back.
— David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023 -
There, a man was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the back.
— Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023 -
At the scene, officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to the arm and torso.
— Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023 -
But what would explain the lack of gunshot residue on Amy Fanion?
— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024 -
Her cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound.
— Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024 -
Deputies who arrived at the scene found teen's stepfather, who owns the home, with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
— Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 -
Night is when most of the fighting takes place, the calm shattered by sounds of gunshots and the sight of buildings set ablaze in the distance.
— Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023 -
Then, the officers say, gunshots came from inside the tent.
— Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Hernandez was found dead with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
— Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Vasquez was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound.
— Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 June 2023 -
When Hale burst in, the first victim, Hill, sustained fatal gunshot wounds in the process.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 May 2023 -
The teacher suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and chest but survived.
— Brian Todd, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Fleming died from a gunshot wound to the head, officials said.
— David K. Li, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023 -
The girl sustained one gunshot wound to her right lower leg, and survived.
— Pilar Arias, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024 -
The cause of death, a gunshot wound to the head, was established on Sunday, police said.
— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024 -
Schulz was also found conscious at the home with a gunshot wound to his head, said police.
— David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Police found five people on the scene with gunshot wounds.
— Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 -
The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and manner homicide, prosecutors said.
— Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023 -
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and at least 12 others showed up at hospitals with gunshot wounds, Skuta said.
— Paradise Afshar, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Saturday, the man was left in the 5600 block of W. Addison St. in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the right hip, police said.
— Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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