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Expressions of support — as well as donations for a legal defense fund — poured in for the alleged gunman.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
The request was for Payton Gendron, the white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Tice, a freelance reporter who would be 43 years old now, was snatched by gunmen at a checkpoint near Damascus in August 2012 and has not been heard from since.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The gunman fired one shot, hitting Sadler four inches below his right armpit.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
The request was for Payton Gendron, the white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Tice, a freelance reporter who would be 43 years old now, was snatched by gunmen at a checkpoint near Damascus in August 2012 and has not been heard from since.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The gunman fired one shot, hitting Sadler four inches below his right armpit.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Edgar Maddison Welch got out of his vehicle and pointed a gun at a Kannapolis police officer during a traffic stop Saturday night, the department said in a press release.Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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That interaction led to both men drawing guns, according to deputies, who didn’t provide more details.Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Having said that, Shinobi already means assassin so the name is a bit redundant.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The actor and martial arts master plays Caine, a blind assassin who uses advanced hearing to beat-up bad guys in creative and brutal ways, as well as - what else? - a cane.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Russian gunners opened fire, lighting up the early morning sky.David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Trucks will have to stick to the few roads leading into the salient, making their movements predictable for Ukrainian drone operators and artillery gunners.David Axe, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Other potential responses focus on the perpetrators rather than the puppeteers, prosecuting the petty criminals who carry out acts of sabotage or, in the Baltic Sea, boarding and impounding the offending vessel, as Finland did recently, and following up with a court case.Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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In her petition, Conley wrote that deploying CHP officers and Solano County sheriff's deputies to Vallejo could help address crime, serve as a deterrent to potential criminals and provide support to an overworked police force.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Nationwide, charging executives say the issue is more pronounced in urban centers, with particularly consistent problems in Las Vegas, Seattle, and Oakland, California. RELATED: Magid: EV shoppers finally have plenty of choices Many of these cord bandits are on the hunt for copper.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk.Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Smith pleaded guilty on July, 9, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court records.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Abreu then took a plea deal and was sentenced to four years in the Texas Department of Corrections for attempted possession of a firearm by a felon.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Peter Duel also played an outlaw, Hannibal Heyes (aka Joshua Smith), on the light-hearted ABC series Alias Smith and Jones, which premiered in January 1971.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: Her encounters with Billy the Kid — an American outlaw in the Old West linked to several killings — remain among her most popular and well-known Western frontier adventures.Russell Contreras, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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