"gunfight" and "exchange of gunfire"

[Victor Steinbok]

Great! A circular firing squad! Amazing no one else got shot...

     VS-)

On 4/23/2013 7:34 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Breaking news --  CBS network news (former Fed Miller, I think) said
> that it was said to him -- that no gun was found in the boat; that
> one encircler saw a movement that looked like a hand holding an
> object, and fired; that other encirclers riding up thought that the
> suspect was firing, and fired themselves; and that the arriving
> person in charge said to cease firing and let's see what we have.
>
> Joel

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