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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Earlier that day, gunfire rang out from Goma’s airport after it was shut by the rebels; a French intelligence source told CNN M23 had gained full control of the facility on Tuesday.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The officers then engaged in gunfire with a third person believed to be the suspect who was ultimately shot and killed, police said.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Police are investigating other gunfire incidents, including a video circulating on social media of a man shooting into the air at Frankford and Cottman avenues, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
One man was killed and two other people were wounded in a shooting Sunday night at an Eastlake district sideshow when gunfire erupted after a spectator was hit by a participating vehicle, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The officers then engaged in gunfire with a third person believed to be the suspect who was ultimately shot and killed, police said.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
Police are investigating other gunfire incidents, including a video circulating on social media of a man shooting into the air at Frankford and Cottman avenues, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
One man was killed and two other people were wounded in a shooting Sunday night at an Eastlake district sideshow when gunfire erupted after a spectator was hit by a participating vehicle, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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