assailant

Example Sentences

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The assailant was shot dead by police after killing six people, including three children.

From Washington Times

The anger was just as intense from some Nashville conservatives, who sought to connect the attack to the assailant’s gender identity.

From New York Times

Police responded and killed the assailant, a 28-year-old former student at the school.

From Reuters

Authorities haven’t determined the shooter’s motive, but Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake has said the assailant did not target specific victims and had “some resentment for having to go to that school.”

From Seattle Times

The assailant, Gabriel Wortman, was killed by two Mounties at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, 13 hours into his rampage.

From Seattle Times