This letter says our dad’s dead. He was in a bar in Boston called The Mickey Free. Two men waiting in an alley – he was shot twice. Peaky Blinders s3e4, BBC 2016
It’s what you do. Shoot horses. Shoot people. Everybody says. Peaky Blinders s5e1: Black Tuesday, lad Charlie, BBC 2019
I’m going to shoot Oswald Mosley. Peaky Blinders s5e6: The Shock
Speaking of shooting, you know what happened at the airport this morning? Fellow was shot and killed just after we got off the plane. The Limping Man 1953 starring Lloyd Bridges & Alan Wheatley & Leslie Phillips & Helene Cordet & Andre van Gyseghem & Tom Gill & Bruce Beeby & Rachel Roberts & Lionel Blair & Robert Harbin & Jean Marsh et al, director Cy Endfield
‘He’s been shot. He’s been shot. Lee Oswald has been shot ... At point-blank range fired into his stomach.’ (JFK & Shoot) The Sixties: The Assassination of President Kennedy ***** news, Yesterday 2014
‘Very few humans are actually capable of committing the act of murder, or attempting to commit the act of murder.’ I Shot My Parents, BBC 2017
In the USA five parents are killed by their children every week. ibid.
In 2013, 14-year-old Nathon Brooks shot both his parents in the head while they slept. ibid.
‘And that’s when it really clicked what I’d done.’ ibid. Nathon
Every spring in America more than 8,000 people are shot and killed. Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014, caption, Sky Atlantic 2017
‘… Shot his wife then turned the gun on himself … Their three small children were in adjacent bedrooms.’ ibid.
Turner Bronson’s transformation from a once happy, fun-loving prankster to a teen charged with murder is the result of an eight-month downward spiral. KTNV Las Vegas. ibid. caption
14-year-old girl gunned down by teen she had been feuding with on Facebook over a boy. ibid. Madame Noire online
32,000 people are shot and killed every year in America, an average of 88 deaths per day. There are more than 310 million guns in America today. Almost one for every man, woman and child. ibid. captions
‘Not my best work; her pattern was horrible.’ Todd Kohlhepp, cited People Magazine Investigates s2e8: Killing Field, re shooting female victim
You want the weapons or your don’t want the weapons? They’re assault rifles … I got principles. Free Fire 2016 starring Sharlto Copley & Armie Hammer & Brie Larson & Cillian Murphy & Jack Reynor & Babou Ceesay & Enzo Cilenti & Sam Riley & Michael Smiley & Noah Taylor & Patrick Bergin & Tom Daivs & Mark Monero et al, director Ben Wheatley, Rhodesian dude
Nail her, Gordon. There’s a promotion in it for you, boy. ibid.
America 2016: A country that’s become increasingly plagued by gun violence. And allegations of police brutality. Forces that are tearing the country apart. One of the worst afflicted places: Chicago. America’s third city. And President Obama’s adopted home town. Gun violence in the city is spiralling out of control. Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago, BBC 2016
2015: 306 African-Americans were killed by police in America, 8 in Chicago alone. ibid.
African-Americans account for a third of the city’s residents. ibid.
Last year, 23 people were shot by police, 9 fatally. At the same time were were almost 2,500 black-on-black shootings, of which over 350 were fatal. ibid.
Aim careful. And look the devil in the eye. Sin City 2005 starring Jessica Alba & Mickey Rourke & Brittany Murphy & Clive Owen & Bruce Willis & Elijah Wood & Rutger Hauer & Makenzie Vega & Devon Aoki & Alexis Bledel & Powers Boothe & Rosario Dawson & Benicio del Toro & Michael Clarke Duncan & Rick Gomez & Carla Gugino et al, director Miller & Rodriguez & Tarantino, Willis
There’s a potential shootout that’s going be happening in the Trailer Park tonight. Trailer Park Boys s1e1: Take Your Little Gun and Get Out of My Trailer Park, Jim Lahey, Showcase 2001
I shot my daddy in the bum and my mom’s going to get mad at me. Trailer Park Boys s1e4: Mrs Peterson’s Dog Gets Fucked Up, little girl
It’s only a gunshot. Calm the fuck down. Trailer Park Boys s10e4: Shit Covered Cave Teeth, Ricky
When something major happens like Ricky getting shot, you realise who you’re friends are and why. Trailer Park Boys s10e10: Looks Like the Liquor Wins, Barbara
Ricky, do not start firing at the US police. Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park USA III: Charlotte, Bubbles
He [Jacques] got a bellyful of slugs. Le Deuxieme Souffle 1966 starring Lino Ventura & Paul Meurisse & Raymond Pellegrin & Christine Fabrega & Marcel Bozzuffi & Denis Manuel & Michel Constantin & Pierre Zimmer & Pierre Grasset & Paul Frankeur et al, director Jean-Pierre Melville, rozzer
How would you feel if you got shot? Lilyhammer s3e1: Tiger Boy, Torgeir to Roar, Netflix 2014
I have some bad news. Genny’s been shot. His men too. They’re in real bad shape. Gomorrah s2e1: My Life, opening scene
Portsmouth, South Virginia: ‘1-5-1 shots fired suspect down … 1-5-1 I’m not getting a pulse; starting CPR …’ This World: Unarmed Black Male, BBC 2020
‘Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting: ‘An 18-year-old male: he was allegedly …’ ibid. Wavy online television news
1,146 people were killed by police in America in 2015. 36 officers were charged over the deaths. 6 were convicted. ibid. caption
William Chapman was one of 306 African-Americans killed by police last year. ibid.
42 police officers were killed in America last year. ibid.
No charges were brought against Officer Rankin over Kirill’s death. But he was put on desk duty for almost 3 years. ibid.
The judge has decided the jury won’t be told about Rankin’s previous shooting or William’s disciplinary record. ibid.
They shoot anybody. The don’t care who it is. Point black range they’ll pull a gun out and shoot you. Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge I, old film of arrested black man, BBC 2020
Eli: The enemy. They look like us.
General: Would you like to shoot one? Please, my present to you … They might wear civilian clothes but each one is an Israeli soldier. Even the old ones. Simply shoot the target. The Spy IV: The Odd Couples, Netflix 2019
Avoid all needle drugs. The only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon. Abbie Hoffman
Bet you can shoot, can’t ya? Shane ***** 1953 starring Alan Ladd & Jean Arthur & Van Heflin & Brandon de Wilde & Jack Palance & Ben Johnson & Edgar Buchanan & Emile Meyer & Elisha Cook junior & Douglas Spencer et al
Since 1970, there have been 1,677 reported shootings in schools across the US, ranging from preschools to high schools. These shootings resulted in 598 deaths and 1,626 injuries. In most cases, the perpetrator was under 18 and living at home. Storyville: Raising a School Shooter, caption, BBC 2022
On April 20 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado. It was one of the worst school shootings in US history. ibid.
I shot and killed him in the head in our fucking kitchen … Ray Donovan s4e3: Little Bill Primm’s Big Green Horseshoe, her to him
The president appears to have been shot. I heard two shots and the president fell. Vantage Point 2008 starring Dennis Quaid & Matthew Fox & Forest Whitaker & Sigourney Weaver & William Hurt & Edgar Ramirez & Ayelet Zurer & Eduardo Noriega et al, director Peter Travis, TV commentary
I don’t like what I do for a living. I shoot, go home. The Big Bang 2010 starring Antonio Banderas & Thomas Kretschmann & William Fichtner & Sienne Guillory & Autumn Reeser & Jimmi Simpson & Bill Duke & James van der Beek & Rebecca Mader & Robert Maillet et al, director Tony Kranzt, private dick
Perhaps you don’t realise it’s painful being killed: a piece of metal sliding into your body finding its way into your heart, or a bullet tearing through your skin crashing into a bone; it takes a while to die too, sometimes a long while. Lady of Deceit 1947 aka Born to Kill starring Claire Trevor & Lawrence Tierney & & Walter Slezak & Phillip Terry & Audrey Long & Elisha Cook & Isabel Jewell & Esther Howard et al, director Robert Wise, her to drunken lady
Try and appreciate how it feels [inaudible]. To wake up in the middle of the night with six bullets burning in your own stomach. Lying in a pool of your own blood and shit. Lucky Number Slevin 2006 starring Morgan Freeman & Ben Kingsley & Josh Hartnett & Bruce Willis & Lucy Liu & Stanley Tucci & Peter Outerbridge & Kevin Chamberlin & Dorian Missick & Scott Jaeger, director Paul McGuigan, boss to Rabbi
Who would want to shoot me? The American people are too intelligent for that. William McKinlay
You shoot me, you become me. Is that what you want? A Town Called Malice s1e8: Living on a Prayer, Father to Gene, Sky 2022