drive-by shooting

British

noun

Sometimes shortened to: drive-by. an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle

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Daniel Saldana, 56, was convicted in connection with a 1989 drive-by shooting outside a Baldwin Park high school football game that left two students injured.

From Los Angeles Times

Viewed from Orange County, L.A. is the flagship of the fleet of the absurd, the dreamland of pitchmen and grifters, the progenitor of wicked Hollywood glitz and drive-by shootings.

From Los Angeles Times

In March 1998, Eagle was only 17 and using crutches to get around after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi.

From BBC

At least four people were killed and 14 others injured in a drive-by shooting outside a Chicago nightclub, police said.

From BBC

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