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He went in with eight gunshot wounds, a broken thumb/wrist, fractured jaw, split tongue, missing teeth, two collapsed lungs, and almost completely devoid of blood. – Elizabeth Smith	Found on CNN 5 years ago
That could not have been proper procedure, when you walk into a room you assess the situation and you respond to what you see. If they( saw) my son laying there with a gunshot wound to his head you don't throw a sheet over his head and walk to the next person. – Eric Carey	Found on CNN 6 years ago
I know that they have gunshot wounds but that's the extent of the knowledge I have at this point, one adult is in our operating room. – David Marshall	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
There is more we can all do to combat this violence, but to suggest guns are part of the solution is ridiculous. Gunshot wounds are at least twice as lethal as knife injuries and more difficult to repair. – Karim Brohi	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I mean it literally just shot and you could hear it just like a gunshot, it had recoil and everything and it just shot me straight up in the face, this part hit here and all my teeth in the front were broken. – Pam Richardson	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
A total of 16 rounds were fired according to our gunshot detection system, and all of those occurred in approximately a minute to a minute and a half, as a result, what we know is that three people were shot and one person shot at in less than a two-minute timeframe. – Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Upon hearing the commotion and the gunshot, Judge Myles exited his residence to investigate. – Detectives Melissa Staples	Found on CNN 7 years ago
I heard what sounded like a gunshot! I heard a big firing, probably two minutes before the next two shots I heard and then after that there was a CRASH. I didn’t see anything, but I heard it! – Walt James	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I told myself, ‘If he shoots me, at least my body will be further away and the gunshot won’t be as serious as shooting me at close range in my heart or head. – Said Ahmed	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
This could potentially be the zoo's third citation. This one ended up not only endangering a child but also essentially with the murder of a gorilla by gunshot. – Michael Budkie	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A couple officers drew their guns, went right at him and within two or three seconds we heard a gunshot. – Brett Polivka	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have no time for this kind of hate in Southeast Texas. Our candidates and their volunteers are public servants and we are thankful to their sacrifice. The most powerful protest is a vote, not a gunshot. We are thankful Zena Stephens and Zena Stephens team are safe. – Garrett Peel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We’re not sure how the gunshot wound was sustained. – Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
One nurse told me she's been here for 18 years. She said she's hardly seen children ever survive a gunshot wound to the head. – Dorphise Jean	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov died of splinters from grenades, not a gunshot wound. – Anton Geraschenko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Mr Rashid has suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He is being treated at a private hospital. – Deputy Inspector General Munir Shaikh	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They heard a shot, and upon entering the theater, the suspect was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. – Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The infrared looks for a flash from a gunshot and the acoustics listens for the bang, so we get the flash and the bang, and then we cue the operator. The accoustics get us very accurate azimuth, or bearing, to the threat. The combination of knowing the speed of light and the speed of sound, we’re able to get the distance in the time of arrival to the threat. – Geoffrey Carter	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
They were devastated three days later when they went to the mortuary and learned that Carlos had ... multiple gunshot wounds to his face and upper body. – Cal Potter	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way. (When asked how he would choose to die) – John Fitzgerald Kennedy	added by anonymous 14 years ago

He went in with eight gunshot wounds, a broken thumb/wrist, fractured jaw, split tongue, missing teeth, two collapsed lungs, and almost completely devoid of blood.

– Elizabeth Smith

Found on CNN
5 years ago

That could not have been proper procedure, when you walk into a room you assess the situation and you respond to what you see. If they( saw) my son laying there with a gunshot wound to his head you don't throw a sheet over his head and walk to the next person.

– Eric Carey

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I know that they have gunshot wounds but that's the extent of the knowledge I have at this point, one adult is in our operating room.

– David Marshall

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

There is more we can all do to combat this violence, but to suggest guns are part of the solution is ridiculous. Gunshot wounds are at least twice as lethal as knife injuries and more difficult to repair.

– Karim Brohi

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I mean it literally just shot and you could hear it just like a gunshot, it had recoil and everything and it just shot me straight up in the face, this part hit here and all my teeth in the front were broken.

– Pam Richardson

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

A total of 16 rounds were fired according to our gunshot detection system, and all of those occurred in approximately a minute to a minute and a half, as a result, what we know is that three people were shot and one person shot at in less than a two-minute timeframe.

– Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Upon hearing the commotion and the gunshot, Judge Myles exited his residence to investigate.

– Detectives Melissa Staples

Found on CNN
7 years ago

I heard what sounded like a gunshot! I heard a big firing, probably two minutes before the next two shots I heard and then after that there was a CRASH. I didn’t see anything, but I heard it!

– Walt James

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

I told myself, ‘If he shoots me, at least my body will be further away and the gunshot won’t be as serious as shooting me at close range in my heart or head.

– Said Ahmed

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

This could potentially be the zoo's third citation. This one ended up not only endangering a child but also essentially with the murder of a gorilla by gunshot.

– Michael Budkie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A couple officers drew their guns, went right at him and within two or three seconds we heard a gunshot.

– Brett Polivka

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have no time for this kind of hate in Southeast Texas. Our candidates and their volunteers are public servants and we are thankful to their sacrifice. The most powerful protest is a vote, not a gunshot. We are thankful Zena Stephens and Zena Stephens team are safe.

– Garrett Peel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We’re not sure how the gunshot wound was sustained.

– Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

One nurse told me she's been here for 18 years. She said she's hardly seen children ever survive a gunshot wound to the head.

– Dorphise Jean

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov died of splinters from grenades, not a gunshot wound.

– Anton Geraschenko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Mr Rashid has suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He is being treated at a private hospital.

– Deputy Inspector General Munir Shaikh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They heard a shot, and upon entering the theater, the suspect was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

– Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The infrared looks for a flash from a gunshot and the acoustics listens for the bang, so we get the flash and the bang, and then we cue the operator. The accoustics get us very accurate azimuth, or bearing, to the threat. The combination of knowing the speed of light and the speed of sound, we’re able to get the distance in the time of arrival to the threat.

– Geoffrey Carter

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

They were devastated three days later when they went to the mortuary and learned that Carlos had ... multiple gunshot wounds to his face and upper body.

– Cal Potter

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

You never know what's hit you. A gunshot is the perfect way. (When asked how he would choose to die)

– John Fitzgerald Kennedy

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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