shooting victim
Person struck by bullets
A shooting victim is someone who has been shot—wounded or killed by gunfire.
The term appears constantly in news coverage of gun violence: The shooting victim was rushed to the hospital.
It encompasses anyone harmed by bullets, whether in crimes, accidents, mass shootings, or police encounters.
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
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- victimscasualty, survivors, fatality, casualties, sufferer
role in shooting event
shooting victimshooter
One who fires weapons
gunman · perpetrator · assailant · attacker · triggerman
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