Those weren't warning shots that Larry was firing: he was out to kill.

The firing, including from automatic weapons and machine guns, was believed to be mostly warning shots by the military.

These were not warning shots any longer.

Sometimes the Marines would open fire, just warning shots.

There was a chance these were warning shots, and hardly the most destructive the aliens had at hand.

Yet "warning shots" often seem to cause death or injury, generally ascribed to ricochets.

They were warning shots, those last stabs from the mighty guns.

An aide to the general said that 70 of these shots were aimed to cause injury, while the others would have been warning shots.

Around 5:30, the forces were authorized to use deadly force but they fired mostly warning shots according to local media.

These are clearly warning shots across the bows of those thinking about protesting.