silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən(t)-sər 
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Mangione allegedly evaded police for about five days before he was recognized in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and he was arrested on gun charges after being found with a gun and silencer officials said were similar to what was used to kill Thompson.
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Mangione, 26, was carrying a ghost gun, silencer and a fake New Jersey ID card with a name on it consistent with the one the suspect used to check into a New York hostel on Nov. 24.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors unsealed federal charges—including stalking, murder and using a silencer in a crime of violence—against Mangione on Dec. 19.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is charged in a four-count federal criminal complaint with stalking, murder through the use of a firearm and a firearms offense involving a silencer.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Mangione, 26, was carrying a ghost gun, silencer and a fake New Jersey ID card with a name on it consistent with the one the suspect used to check into a New York hostel on Nov. 24.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors unsealed federal charges—including stalking, murder and using a silencer in a crime of violence—against Mangione on Dec. 19.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is charged in a four-count federal criminal complaint with stalking, murder through the use of a firearm and a firearms offense involving a silencer.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Silencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silencer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
ˈsī-lən-sər
: a device used on small arms to reduce the sound of firing
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