The phrase "attempted killings" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing crimes or violent acts where the intent to kill was present but not successfully carried out.
Example: "The police are investigating a series of attempted killings that occurred in the downtown area last night."
Alternatives: "failed murders" or "unsuccessful homicides".
A rash of assassinations and attempted killings have been reported in Baghdad.
It is a poison which has only ever been used for one-on-one killings and attempted killings.
According to behavioural scientist Jeffrey Bordin's report, the number of attacks have been growing, with 26 incidents of killings or attempted killings since early 2007.
A task force made up of academics studied killings, attempted killings, and assaults on eighty-one state legislators, congressmen, senators, governors, and Presidents, dating back to 1835.
The federal charges will cover the killing and attempted killings of US government employees such as the judge and Ms Giffords; the state case will deal with the other victims, including the nine-year-old girl.
"The intensity of right-wing extremist militancy started in early 2015 and increased steadily – from threats against politicians and journalists to arson attacks on asylum-seeker shelters, and attempted killings," said the report.
Along with being accused of trying to kill Ms. Giffords, Mr. Loughner was charged with the killing and attempted killing of four government employees: John M. Roll, the chief federal judge in Arizona, who was killed; Gabriel Zimmerman, a Congressional aide, who was also killed; and Pamela Simon and Ron Barber, aides who were wounded.
But then comes the killing, or in this case the attempted killing.
The retired soldier is also suspected of the attempted killing of William's father Alexander.
Stephen Thompson added that Robert was threatened after Mr. Stewart was arrested in March 2000 and charged in the attempted killing.
The banker was believed to have been a victim of an overseas hitman who fled back to eastern Europe after the attempted killing.
