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The group allegedly operated within the Northeast, targeting luxury vehicles – specifically high-end SUVs – by holding victims at gunpoint or bumping the vehicles on a highway, forcing owners to exit their cars.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth police are searching for a suspect after two women were robbed at gunpoint on a trail in the Tanglewood neighborhood on Monday morning.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
The former Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star revealed on social media that his home was robbed at gunpoint while his wife, Ashley Moss, and their two children were inside.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Last year, three Dunkin' Donuts were robbed at gunpoint in Chicago, however, none of these robberies occurred in Englewood.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth police are searching for a suspect after two women were robbed at gunpoint on a trail in the Tanglewood neighborhood on Monday morning.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
The former Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star revealed on social media that his home was robbed at gunpoint while his wife, Ashley Moss, and their two children were inside.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Last year, three Dunkin' Donuts were robbed at gunpoint in Chicago, however, none of these robberies occurred in Englewood.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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