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On June 10, Darrian Randle, 31, reported to police that her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped at gunpoint, according to a Facebook post by the New Castle County Police.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl who, according to police in New Castle County, Delaware, was kidnapped at gunpoint by a stranger.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Through tears, Clark said Combs kidnapped her at gunpoint and drove her to the house of Kid Cudi, with whom Ventura was briefly intimate.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 June 2025
The doc looks into the 2016 crime, which saw reality star Kardashian robbed of millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry in Paris at gunpoint.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 June 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl who, according to police in New Castle County, Delaware, was kidnapped at gunpoint by a stranger.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Through tears, Clark said Combs kidnapped her at gunpoint and drove her to the house of Kid Cudi, with whom Ventura was briefly intimate.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 June 2025
The doc looks into the 2016 crime, which saw reality star Kardashian robbed of millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry in Paris at gunpoint.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 June 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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