gun down
phrasal verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Carlos Medina, 61, was charged with murder in February 2023 for allegedly gunning down Bishop David G. O’Connell, 69, at his Hacienda Heights home.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Rasmussen, 29, a nurse, was gunned down in her Los Angeles-area apartment on Feb. 24, 1986.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
For Santos, that means visiting a Black church to grieve a child who was gunned down by a Latino police officer.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Geel, a popular writer, gunned down her former lover over afternoon tea in the fanciest hotel in town.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Rasmussen, 29, a nurse, was gunned down in her Los Angeles-area apartment on Feb. 24, 1986.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
For Santos, that means visiting a Black church to grieve a child who was gunned down by a Latino police officer.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Geel, a popular writer, gunned down her former lover over afternoon tea in the fanciest hotel in town.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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