Sentence examples for shootings first from inspiring English sources

Reports of drive-by shootings first dominated the headlines in the 1980s, and were largely associated with the infamous Los Angeles gang wars as well as the drug trade in cities such as Chicago.

When the news about the shootings first came out, many assumed that right wing conspirators were behind it.

When news of the shootings first emerged, many of us queer Muslims instantly felt the weight of divided loyalties and the pressure to defend ourselves and our communities.

Since I've been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings, fourth time we've hugged survivors, the fourth time we've consoled the families of victims.

MICHIGAN 60, VILLANOVA 52 No. 8 seed Michigan (22-10) overcame a cold-shooting first half to beat ninth-seeded Villanova 21-111) in Stanford.

Kyle Singler added 17 points as Duke shook off a cold-shooting first half as it tried to adjust to playing without Irving before blowing the game open with a flurry of 3-pointers after halftime.

James Harden added 23 for the Americans, who made 11 of 16 three-pointers in a sensational-shooting first half, adding one final romp to a tournament full of them.

76ERS 85, ROCKETS 84: Allen Iverson overcame a cold-shooting first half and scored 32 points as Philadelphia rallied for an overtime victory over Houston and its franchise-record 12th straight road victory.

Lou Williams, the 76ers' hot-shooting sixth man, scorched the Knicks for 28 points, including 14 in the third quarter, when the 76ers put the game away.

There were two drive-bys in Chicago this week that qualified as mass shootings: The first, on Saturday afternoon, injured four men standing at an intersection; the second, on Wednesday, hurt four more men sitting on a porch.

Last week's shootings, the first inside a city school since February 1997, has renewed calls from parents and teachers for tighter security, including video cameras in hallways, electromagnetic locks and sensors to monitor side entrances.