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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Early Friday, two people were killed and seven were wounded by gunfire, authorities said.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Two were killed by Israeli gunfire, and two others killed when an Israeli military vehicle rammed a car and opened fire, according to residents and video seen by CNN.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
As responding officers investigated evidence of gunfire at the scene, police learned about a person shot one block away, in the 3500 area of North Lasalle Street.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
The guilty verdict came hours after the jury acquitted Hankison of a second count of violating the civil rights of three of Taylor's neighbors, who lived in an adjacent apartment that was also struck by gunfire during the raid.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Two were killed by Israeli gunfire, and two others killed when an Israeli military vehicle rammed a car and opened fire, according to residents and video seen by CNN.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
As responding officers investigated evidence of gunfire at the scene, police learned about a person shot one block away, in the 3500 area of North Lasalle Street.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
The guilty verdict came hours after the jury acquitted Hankison of a second count of violating the civil rights of three of Taylor's neighbors, who lived in an adjacent apartment that was also struck by gunfire during the raid.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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