These particularly senseless killings shocked and outraged the public, which to this point had tended to Romance (genre) the pair.

But there were also signs that the killing of Brigadier Saunders had profoundly shocked the nation.

The killing has shocked two small towns near Fort Worth, where both teen-agers were academic and athletic standouts in high school.

The killings deeply shocked the community and were strongly condemned by local politicians.

The killing shocked other neighbors on the block.

His killing shocked the city and perhaps shaped the outcome of the mayoral race.

The killing of the Oteros had already shocked Wichita because violent crime was rare.

While his killing shocked the country, it did not provoke much mystery.

The random killing of innocent civilians by way of intimidation or political reprisal has constantly shocked the Council and always will.

Several killings have shocked the city.