caught in crossfire
- crossfireGunfire from several angles
- stray bulletUnintended gunshot hitting bystanders
- gunfireDischarge of weapons
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
innocent bystander · collateral damage · warzone · shrapnel · ducking · conflict · trapped · caught between · firefight · ricochets · ambush · violence · shooting · chaos · danger · refuge · cover · shelter
safety and protection
caught in crossfiresafe and sound
Unharmed and protected
out of harm's way · protected · sheltered · shielded · secure
agency and involvement
caught in crossfirecombatant
One who fights
uninvolved · active participant · aggressor · disengaged · instigator