suspect

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement, acting on tips from Chinese authorities, was involved in sending the suspect back to China, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He has raced to social media to announce the capture of suspects in two high-profile shootings—that of Charlie Kirk and that at Brown University—before any suspect was actually apprehended.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Under South Africa law, soldiers can only arrest civilians under rare circumstances and must then hand the suspect over to the police as soon as possible.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Police quickly identified a suspect in the attack as Kenneth Gibson, 39.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The game was beginning, and they still hadn’t figured out who had taken Jason’s mitt—they hadn’t even talked to their best suspect.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon