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Recent Examples of assailant
Alvarado police chief May declined to comment on the investigation into additional assailants.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Based on hundreds of interviews, the book goes in-depth into the lives of the promising young victims and what happened inside that house when an assailant crept in and left the mark of evil behind.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 July 2025
Thompson said the assailants were masked and were attempting to rob the group.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Officials have launched a major operation to investigate the shooting and locate the assailants responsible for the attack, per CBS News.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 June 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Based on hundreds of interviews, the book goes in-depth into the lives of the promising young victims and what happened inside that house when an assailant crept in and left the mark of evil behind.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 July 2025
Thompson said the assailants were masked and were attempting to rob the group.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Officials have launched a major operation to investigate the shooting and locate the assailants responsible for the attack, per CBS News.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 June 2025
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“Assailant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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