pistol-whipped

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MacPhail had rushed to help a homeless man who had been pistol-whipped at a nearby parking lot, and was shot twice when he approached Davis and two other men.

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  • According to court records, Gunter and Singleton pistol-whipped Dean with a 9mm Glock handgun, then kicked him repeatedly in the head, face and body as he lay unconscious on the pavement, on Dickason Avenue between Throckmorton and Reagan streets.
  • 'The Shield' series finale: Who feels emotionally pistol-whipped? —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Savannah Officer Mark MacPhail was working off-duty as a security guard at a bus station when he rushed to help a homeless man who had been pistol-whipped at a nearby parking lot. —  Officer.com: Top News Stories
  • A man was pistol-whipped this afternoon inside a moving minivan. —  Rockford Register Star Home RSS
  • Police spokesman Andrew Frankel said the suspects are believed to be responsible for the incident in the 600 block of Santa Barbara Road Feb. 24 in which two victims were bound, pistol-whipped and carved on with kitchen knives. —  The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper
 

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