The phrase "a shootout between two" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a confrontation or exchange of gunfire involving two parties or individuals.
Example: "The news reported a shootout between two rival gangs in the downtown area last night."
Alternatives: "a duel between two" or "a confrontation between two".
In 2008, a 15-year-old boy was killed during a shootout between two gangs in Tallahassee.
The boy, whose name was not released, seemed to have been hit during a shootout between two groups of men.
There, while walking in the courtyard of the housing project where she lived, Anna Surman, 87, was killed by a bullet fired during a shootout between two men.
Passing Fancy In what was expected to be a shootout between two high-powered offenses against two poor defenses, the Monday matchup between the Cardinals and the 49ers was anything but, with the quarterbacks, Matt Leinart and Alex Smith, combining for 228 yards passing, a total exceeded by seven quarterbacks in Week 1.
Michael Jackson, 15, was shot in the face and killed during a shootout between two groups of warring gang members in front of a Tallahassee apartment complex in February 2008.
What was expected to be a shootout between two of the league's supercharged attacks was instead a lopsided affair as the Falcons stormed to an early lead and never looked back as Ryan completed 27-of-38 27-of-38 27-of-38rds.
The race looks like a shootout between the two leading contenders, Vettel and Alonso.
A close shootout between two teams with terrible defenses and no weather issues to worry about means that just about all Cowboys and Giants should be started for Sunday night.
This was an epic shootout between two teams who loaded every bullet they had into their chambers and just kept firing.
Hyder acquired the bullet three years ago, while filming a night-time shootout between two militant groups in Sohrab Goth, a Taliban stronghold in northern Karachi.
High noon, one blistering Sunday in Mexico City, and a quarter-final shootout between two arch rivals who hadn't met in a World Cup for 20 years and had grievance on their minds.
