at close range

He was then shot at close range by a Thames Valley Police officer from the armed response unit.

The military official denied any of the medics were handcuffed before they died and said they were not executed at close range, as some reports had suggested.

First responders working at close range, often without adequate respiratory protection, were at higher risk of developing adverse health conditions.

An autopsy found marks on Herman’s face, torso and arms that the medical examiner said indicated he had been shot at close range.

One resident said that the gunmen prevented residents for hours from removing the bodies of five of their neighbors killed Friday at close range.