11.   But by then, the gunmen were already dead and so were their classmates and teacher.

12.   But the gunman was gone before officers arrived.

13.   By noon the teenage gunmen are apt to be drugged and trigger-happy.

14.   CNN reported that a National Airlines spokesman had said the gunman was a ticketed passenger on the flight.

15.   First reports said a gunman was loose in an office building the Buckhead section of Atlanta, a place filled with fancy stores and fancy offices and fancy apartments.

16.   First reports said four gunmen were involved in the attack, but the Algerian authorities said Sunday there were at least five on the plane.

17.   Fortunately, the Somali gunmen were scrupulous about international law.

18.   Gunmen may be a useful catchall for journalists who do not want to appear less than objective by applying that standard of political intent and noncombatant victim.

19.   Guests reported hearing five to seven shots, said Deputy Inspector Robert Cividanes, but it was not clear whether there was more than one gunman.