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Shortly after officers obtained a description of Worthy and broadcast it over the radio, responding officers were flagged down by a witness who told them that a man robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint and fired one shot.
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
For four months, two people terrorized older residents in South L.A., Boyle Heights and the MacArthur Park area, gaining their trust through friendly conversation in order to kidnap and rob their victims at gunpoint, authorities said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
He was released after that arrest, however. Worthy, who had been arrested for seven crimes since 2001, was also wanted for three other robberies at gunpoint, according to police.
—Tom Shea, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
For four months, two people terrorized older residents in South L.A., Boyle Heights and the MacArthur Park area, gaining their trust through friendly conversation in order to kidnap and rob their victims at gunpoint, authorities said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
He was released after that arrest, however. Worthy, who had been arrested for seven crimes since 2001, was also wanted for three other robberies at gunpoint, according to police.
—Tom Shea, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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