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Police said the robber took a Bobcat tractor at gunpoint on the 4500 block of Mack Road about 11:15 a.m.
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
The four men forced the father and his daughter inside the house at gunpoint and brought out zip ties, according to a Jan. 16 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, prosecutors alleged in an indictment that two of Iza’s bodyguards held R.C. at gunpoint and forced him to transfer back $25,000 he’d been paid for his services.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Also last month, a New Orleans store clerk shot and killed 16-year-old Cecil Batiz, who allegedly tried to rob the store at gunpoint.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Jan. 2025
The four men forced the father and his daughter inside the house at gunpoint and brought out zip ties, according to a Jan. 16 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, prosecutors alleged in an indictment that two of Iza’s bodyguards held R.C. at gunpoint and forced him to transfer back $25,000 he’d been paid for his services.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Also last month, a New Orleans store clerk shot and killed 16-year-old Cecil Batiz, who allegedly tried to rob the store at gunpoint.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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