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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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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

Israeli police mistakenly arrested two Emirati tourists in Tel Aviv last summer while hunting for a criminal who carried out a drive-by shooting.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The ground was black and clayey and riddled with hundreds of slate arrow points, as if from a prehistoric drive-by shooting.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 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

The Columbia Basin Herald reports Judge John Antosz found 22-year-old Jesus Torres and 20-year-old Jonathan Torres not guilty of assault and drive-by shooting charges following a bench trial.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2018

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