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The phrase "about a shootout between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an event or situation involving a confrontation or exchange of gunfire between two or more parties.
Example: "The documentary was about a shootout between rival gangs that took place last summer."
Alternatives: "regarding a gunfight between" or "concerning a firefight between".
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But a story in the print edition of Tuesday's L.A. Times, about a shootout between sheriff's deputies and gunmen in camouflage guarding an outdoor grow in the San Gabriel Mountains — one of the growers died and two escaped — acquainted me with a new variation.
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