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The courier escaped, but the would-be robber shot Werzberger through the window of his parked car, hauled him out of the vehicle and drove off, according to the Brooklyn district attorney's office.
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But the dream seemed to end on an August night in 2008 in Beijing, when Nelson crashed out in the first round of what would be his final Olympic shot put competition.
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Quail-hunters flush birds out of the bushes and into the air, where they can be shot.
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It was United's turn to be knocked out of their stride and Marco Paixao was off target with a pot shot from 25 yards.
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Violence appeared to be out of control that month: Six U.S. helicopters were shot down, deadly bombings were common and nearly 500 bodies turned up in the capital -- many of the victims killed execution-style.
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One thing you can count on, if Peter does make it out, my good friend Rick Maiman will be there to snap a shot of him leaving the prison gates (THANKS FOR THE SHOT TODAY).
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Mo Farah is strongly fancied in the 10, 000m, with another medal shot in the 5, 000m should he be able to get the longer race out of his legs, while world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu could benefit from the recent injury problems of French youngster Teddy Tamgho.
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If the residents of the tony Upper East Side faced a similar risk of getting shot at recreational basketball games, the police would be out in force in that neighborhood, too, looking for the signs of gang activity and for individuals who appear to be carrying guns.
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Going into halftime, I felt our team was where it needed to be, a close game, taking their best shot in terms of their full-court pressure, figuring out how to handle it more successfully.
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On Thursday, one of the teams shot at a pickup that resembled Dorner's but turned out to be a Los Angeles Times newspaper delivery vehicle.
CNN: February 9, 2013 -- Updated 0253 GMT (1053 HKT)