How to Use gunshot in a Sentence

gunshot

noun

• He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
• 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 teen was found in a house with a gunshot wound and stab wounds, police said.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Both victims — the woman and the teen — died of gunshot wounds.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022
• But in 2004, his father died of a gunshot wound to the chest in Boise County.
  — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
• The same day, a 17-year-old boy was killed by a gunshot in his own living room.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
• 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
• An autopsy found the cause of death was from a gunshot wound.
  — Rodney Thrash, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2023
• There, a man was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the back.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023
• On June 18, the body of an adult male was found with a gunshot wound in eastern Arizona.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
• At the scene, officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to the arm and torso.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 7 Apr. 2023
• Tanksley died from numerous gunshot wounds to his head and body near the home’s front door.
  — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
• But what would explain the lack of gunshot residue on Amy Fanion?
  — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 May 2024
• Heller was found dead from a gunshot wound, police said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2023
• Her cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
• Police said Summers had at least one gunshot wound to the upper body and died at the scene.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
• 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
• One of the victims, a 34-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• Then, the officers say, gunshots came from inside the tent.
  — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
• The outlet adds that responding officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to her back.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
• Boyle was found with gunshot wounds to the neck and left shoulder and pronounced dead at the scene, according to court records and the Kansas City Police Department.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025