drive-by shooting

noun

1. an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle Sometimes shortened todrive-by

Example Sentences

The Audi had been linked to a reported drive-by shooting the previous day.

From BBC

Two former police officers have been jailed for the murder of Marielle Franco, a prominent left wing politician killed in a drive-by shooting in 2018.

From BBC

A man was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting Saturday night as he and his mother were leaving a home in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities have not disclosed a motive behind the drive-by shooting last month, which claimed the life of a 23-year-old San Francisco man.

From Los Angeles Times

A few months prior, he was charged with murder after police said he was the driver in a gang-related drive-by shooting that killed 28-year-old James Adams, Rolling Stone reported.

From Los Angeles Times