godan verb (-su), transitive verb
shoot dead; shoot to death
Used when someone is killed by shooting, typically with a gun or arrow. The verb is transitive and takes the victim as the direct object.
犯人は警官に撃ち殺された。
The criminal was shot dead by a police officer.
彼はクマをライフルで撃ち殺した
He shot the bear dead with a rifle.