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• The video shows officers open fire on the shooter, who is positioned near a shattered window and seen falling to the ground.
  — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
• Banner has positioned his men along the route and ordered them to open fire on the Dutton family.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2023
• Video of the attack shows a man approach the vehicle and open fire on the two officers in an unprovoked attack.
  — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2020
• Two people are killed and 300 are injured in Taiz when security forces open fire on the crowd with tear gas and live ammunition.
  — CNN, 30 Jan. 2022
• And just when things couldn’t seem more tense or exciting, rifle-toting cosmonauts open fire on Jamestown and invade the base in search of the would-be defector.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2021
• China has not threatened to open fire on Philippine naval ships or military aircraft.
  — NBC News, 10 Apr. 2021
• Police say a gunman is now in custody after shocking video showed him open fire on a Bronx sidewalk, catching two children in the crossfire.
  — CBS News, 25 June 2021
• Bautista then tried to drive away, leading Torres to allegedly open fire on the fleeing vehicle, while the 15-year-old fired his weapon inside the vehicle, striking Bautista in the head and body.
  — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2022
• Hilko was the last to reach the line and a soldier carrying a shotgun proceeded to open fire on the 63-year-old’s leg as punishment — then left him wounded without medical care.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
• Security forces appear to open fire on a crowd of protesters in Shahr-e Kord in one video posted on social media.
  — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
• More recently, ahead of the latest parliamentary elections, Ben-Gvir urged police to open fire on Palestinians.
  — Emily Tamkin, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2023
• Officials have blamed much of that violence on gang members, who police believe have grown increasingly brazen in their willingness to open fire on groups of people.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2020
• Officers open fire on a group carrying an injured protester.
  — Garth Greenwell, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
• Ukrainians open fire on the probing Russians, causing casualties.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 1 June 2022
• Home security video from a nearby resident helped investigators track down a Buick LeSabre seen circling the neighborhood before its occupants stepped out to open fire on the teens at the market.
  — Liz Sawyer, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
• According to a statement from the Chihuahua State Prosecutor's office, the incident began around 7 am on Sunday, when armed gunmen inside armored vehicles approached the prison and began to open fire on the prison's guards.
  — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2023
• Someone who looks like their grandfather, who traveled a similar immigrant path, did a singularly American thing — open fire on a group of innocent people.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
• Multiple people shot into a crowd outside a north Oak Cliff club early Saturday, leading an off-duty Dallas police officer to open fire on a car and leaving three people wounded, police said.
  — Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2022

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