drive-by shooting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has disputed allegations of misconduct carried in an investigation by golf publication Skratch, with his representatives calling the piece an "anonymously sourced drive-by shooting".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
San José will pay $12 million to a man who was imprisoned for 17 years for a drive-by shooting he did not commit, the largest settlement paid by the city in a police misconduct case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is ousted, former President Donald Trump is back in court, and a suspect is charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
On Christmas Day in 2018, Officer Marco Mercado in San Jose, Calif., heard a tip over police radio about a white car that may have been used in a drive-by shooting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
The man who was arrested and charged after a drive-by shooting at "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson's Louisiana estate is now suing him and his family members for defamation.
From Fox News ● Apr. 24, 2021
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