Editing Drive-by shooting (section)

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A '''drive-by shooting''' is a type of assault that usually involves the perpetrator(s) firing a weapon from within a [[motor vehicle]] and then fleeing.<ref name="hutson">{{cite journal |last1=Hutson |first1=H. Range |last2=Anglin |first2=Deirdre |last3=Pratts |first3=Michael J. Jr. |title=Adolescents and Children Injured or Killed in Drive-By Shootings in Los Angeles |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=330 |issue=5 |pages=324–327 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199402033300506 |pmid=8277953 |date=3 February 1994|doi-access=free }}</ref> Drive-by shootings allow the perpetrators to quickly strike their targets and flee the scene before [[law enforcement]] is able to respond. A drive-by shooting's prerequisites include access to a vehicle and a gun. The protection, anonymity, sense of power, and ease of escape provided by the getaway vehicle lead some perpetrators to feel safe expressing their hostility toward others.<ref name=asu>{{cite web |url=https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/drive-shootings-0 |title=The Problem of Drive-By Shootings |last=Dedel |first=Kelly |date=January 2007 |publisher=[[Arizona State University]] |access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>