Gun down
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Both terms in one sentence
- Edson, a pair of hit-men commit Murder by Mistake when they gun down a man who matches the description of their target as he gets off a train.
Source: Unintentionally Notorious Crime -
The game also has fun with this trope in one cutscene; Cross' Improbable Aiming Skills aren't quite good enough to hit the Immortal, so he shoots his gun down the barrel, blowing it up in his face instead.
Source: Film / Wanted -
Unintentionally Notorious Crime: In The Professional Killers, a pair of hit-men commit Murder by Mistake when they gun down a man who matches the description of their target as he gets off a train.
Source: Creator / J.T. Edson
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