gunfire

Example Sentences

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Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors' statements have changed on whether the suspect shot a US Secret Service officer as gunfire rang out at the Washington Hilton last Saturday.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Jacqueline Butler, youngest child of father-of-six Patrick Butler, told the inquest her father had gone into the estate to offer help to those wounded after the gunfire broke out.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The situation remains "confusing" in Sevare, central Mali, where gunfire was still ringing out in some areas, said one local official.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Nine fearsome, ugly, half-naked, fifty-feet-long brutes lay sprawled over the ground in various grotesque attitudes of sleep, and the sound of their snoring was indeed like gunfire in a battle.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl