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Recent Examples of assailant
The exchange, heard on TikTok, began around 6:30 p.m.
The assailant asked for Márquez by name and shot her in the chest and head after confirming her identity.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The robbery victim reportedly had a gun and shot one of his assailants, identified as Roosevelt Jones.
Jones, also 33, died from his injuries at a hospital, a little after midnight on April 19.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Three assailants broke in during the early hours of Saturday, Los Angeles police said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the U.S. illegally.
—CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The robbery victim reportedly had a gun and shot one of his assailants, identified as Roosevelt Jones.
Jones, also 33, died from his injuries at a hospital, a little after midnight on April 19.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Three assailants broke in during the early hours of Saturday, Los Angeles police said.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the U.S. illegally.
—CBS News, 4 May 2025
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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