Got down = got shot and fell to the ground?

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NL888  #477076  Fri, 15 Feb 08 02:04 AM

 

Got down = got shot and fell to the ground? 

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 "He was quiet. He stood on the stage in the front of the room," said Cosgrove, who described the shooter as a white male about six feet tall. "I saw him holding the gun and it was huge. I thought it was fake and then I realized he was actually shooting at people and I got down."  

 

  
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Feebs11  #477079  Fri, 15 Feb 08 02:15 AM
He avoided being shot at by getting down on the ground.
  
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CalifJim  #477102  Fri, 15 Feb 08 03:34 AM
 
Got down = got shot and fell to the ground?
No!!!  Crouched.

 

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NL888  #477122  Fri, 15 Feb 08 04:47 AM

Thank you both

  
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