Sentence examples for start the altercation from inspiring English sources

Did he start the altercation?

Wilson said that Brown started the altercation by going for his gun through his patrol car's window.

Speculation later circulated that Avery had started the altercation by making a derogatory remark about Toronto forward Jason Blake's bout with cancer.

Mr. DeThomasis said that there was no evidence the girlfriend was pregnant, and that she started the altercation by hitting him in the forehead with a pipe, landing him in the jail infirmary for a week.

"The jury could have faulted Zimmerman for starting the altercation with Martin and still believed him not guilty of murder, or even of manslaughter, which in Florida is a killing that has no legal justification.

Johnson maintains the cop grabbed Brown from inside his police car, starting the altercation that left his friend dead.

One witness told the New York Daily News that Conway punched the man three times in the face, but, just like Jay Z and Solange in the elevator, no one is quite sure exactly what started the altercation. .

The second clip starts after the altercation has already gotten physical.

In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, police said they found no one who saw the start of the altercation.

Cowboys tackle Flozell Adams may be disciplined by the N.F.L. for shoving Giants defensive end Justin Tuck in the back and starting an altercation between the two teams Sunday.

"To me, there's nowhere in that 'stand your ground' law that says the aggressor who physically starts an altercation then has the right to claim self-defense".