1
: a man armed with a gun
especially
: a professional killer
2
: a man noted for speed or skill in handling a gun
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They were shot by an unknown gunman.
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For the families of the eight people who died that day and the seven others wounded, the horror of May 6 didn’t end when the gunman was killed.
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The painful bond was shared by law enforcement officers in two different counties Monday as York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson and some of the officers who survived the 2018 shooting watched as another gunman shot and killed four officers and injured five others, this time in east Charlotte.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The painful bond was shared by law enforcement officers in two different counties Monday as York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson and some of the officers who survived the 2018 shooting watched as another gunman shot and killed four officers and injured five others, this time in east Charlotte.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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