homicide

Example Sentences

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Police initially sought charges of aggravated murder but later downgraded them to negligent homicide.

From Barron's

“Why, if there was an active warrant and he was in L.A., wasn’t he arrested? This is a person accused of a high-profile homicide that garnered attention.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bass has been running on her record, touting a major drop in homicides and reductions in street homelessness since she took office in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times

Activists, however, say the numbers are significantly higher - in hundreds every year - as many cases are recorded simply as homicide.

From BBC