gunman

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Martin is the second gunman discovered by Secret Service agents at Mar-a-Lago in recent years.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The officers were ordered not to stop the gunman because an armed response unit was being despatched from Inverness, 100 miles away.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Defense attorneys argued that Gonzales took immediate action, pursuing a running figure he thought was the gunman but who turned out to be a teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Convicted gunman Sirhan Sirhan’s current attorney, Angela Berry, said a team of researchers is combing the files for new evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann