11.   The priest was shot dead as he drove back to his parish after conducting a wedding ceremony, but nothing was stolen.

12.   Toplis was eventually cornered by police, I believe in Cumberland, and the murderer was shot dead whilst resisting arrest.

13.   Violence Marked the funeral of Lalith Athulathmudali, a Sri Lankan opposition leader who was shot dead while addressing a rally.

14.   A man was shot dead in a hold-up at a downtown bank yesterday.

15.   A man with a gun ran up and shot him dead.

16.   In the most recent attack one man was shot dead and two others were wounded.

17.   As he stepped off the aeroplane, he was shot dead.

18.   A policeman has been shot dead in an ambush.

19.   I would dream either of friends being shot dead, or see pools of blood spilling from human bodies, or that I myself was the target of gunfire.

20.   Four of the invading guerrillas were immediately shot dead by the security forces and seven others surrendered.