shooting

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Police Chief Gene Harris, however, kept the shooting video under wraps for nearly 10 months by invoking an exception to state law requiring police shootings be released, citing an investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Boelter also faces state charges in connection with the shooting but Minnesota does not have the death penalty.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The Earth’s atmosphere has always incinerated bits of incoming debris—we call them shooting stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

There was a shooting gallery at the fair, and Khrushchev took the opportunity to show off his marksmanship.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin