撃うち合あう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

exchange gunfire; shoot at each other

Describes two or more parties firing guns at each other. Typically used in combat or shootout contexts.

• 警けい察さつと犯はん人にんが撃うち合あった。

  The police and the criminal exchanged gunfire.

• 西せい部ぶ劇げきではよく撃うち合あうシーンがある。

  In westerns, there are often scenes where people shoot at each other.