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Retracing the gunman's steps using surveillance video, investigators say the shooter rode into Central Park on a bicycle and emerged from the park without his backpack.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office Police in Pennsylvania are searching for the gunman wanted for killing a young man and critically wounding his mother during a home invasion in an upscale Philadelphia suburb, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
That’s because, Lala would later report after grilling one of the gunmen, Hernandez was killed six months ago — by a sniper — and the cartel had kept it on the QT.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
After shooting Thompson in the back, the gunman then coolly clears a jam in his pistol before firing at least three more times, the video shows.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office Police in Pennsylvania are searching for the gunman wanted for killing a young man and critically wounding his mother during a home invasion in an upscale Philadelphia suburb, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
That’s because, Lala would later report after grilling one of the gunmen, Hernandez was killed six months ago — by a sniper — and the cartel had kept it on the QT.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
After shooting Thompson in the back, the gunman then coolly clears a jam in his pistol before firing at least three more times, the video shows.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
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The authorities have not said that Mr. Mangione made the gun he was found with.Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was charged with forgery and gun charges during a court appearance in Pennsylvania late Monday.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many others have expressed condemnation and voiced disgust with those showing support for the alleged assassin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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There was little chance The Day of the Jackal, Peacock and Sky’s remake of Fred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 thriller, was going to do its titular assassin dirty in the end, especially since it was already announced the hit series (now a Golden Globe nominee!) would be getting a second season.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Mastiff’s gunner opened fire with a .50-caliber machine gun, shredding the Russians’ shelter.David Axe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Season-long struggles for teammate Sergio Pérez meant that Verstappen was frequently left without a rear gunner in his fights at the front, further tipping the odds against him, but the Dutchman isn’t a multi-time world champion for no reason.Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Guided by Kudrow’s Penelope, the bandits embarked on epic adventures while evil forces were an obstacle.Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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The bagel at the base of her breakfast bandit has a direct connection to her youth: The dough is prepared daily at A&S Bagels in Franklin Square, N.Y., not far from the streets where Chersevani developed a taste for a bagel and schmear.Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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But even if your name is one in a million, a perp could offer up that name to the police, perhaps with a fake ID.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large.Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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Detectives can pull video from the gun store and review evidence for a potential arrest for charges such as being a felon in possession of a firearm, violating a restraining order or violating terms of bail, the inspector said.Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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In most cases, those who do make these crossings face civil penalties, or removal, but they are rarely prosecuted as felons.Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The pills don’t work in every scenario, many women who use them to circumvent restrictions fear being prosecuted, and a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of three conservative states seeks to both outlaw mifepristone for minors and prevent it from being mailed.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mainstream lesbian artists in the Nineties existed along a very narrow sonic spectrum, spanning from outlaw country to roots-rock, with little room in between.Abigail Covington, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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