Sentence examples for proceeding to fire from inspiring English sources

Giffords was holding the meeting, called "Congress on Your Corner" in the parking lot of a Safeway store when Jared Lee Loughner drew a pistol and shot her in the head before proceeding to fire on other people.

Olsen, who did not ask about Hill's mental health, proceeded to fire at the veteran, while Hill walked toward him at a "brisk" pace, according to witnesses.

Stockley emerged from his vehicle, having declared that he would "kill the motherfucker," then proceeded to fire five rounds into the car.

The coastguard ship turned its cannon towards the Sunrise and proceeded to fire between 4 and 11 warning shots across its bow.

Union leaders in Bangladesh say that after they gather the needed 30 percent of worker signatures at a company to qualify for union recognition, the country's labor department gives those lists of names to factory owners, who then often proceed to fire union supporters or bully them into withdrawing their names from the list — so that there is no longer the 30 percent needed.

"The president was on the phone at the time, so Donovan proceeded to fire the entire magazine, 10 rounds, into the bag of sand in the Oval Office, then placed the smoking-hot weapon on the desk and told him what he had done," said Toni Hiley, the curator for the C.I.A. museum.

It then proceeded to fire David Duncan David Duncan, the partner in charge of the Enron audit, blaming him for violating firm policy.

Stephanie and Triple H proceeded to fire Erick Rowan, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler.

Loughner proceeded to fire apparently randomly at other members of the crowd.

Parsons carried a double-barreled shotgun, and proceeded to fire his weapon at the Union forces at close range.

Attempting to gain speed, Decatur ordered expendable cargo thrown overboard; by late afternoon of 15 January, HMS Endymion under Captain Henry Hope came alongside and proceeded to fire broadsides.