Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Their cars full, the gunmen left after about half an hour, firing a fusillade of shots into the air as they drove away from the site, sending cars reversing across Baghdad's bridges to get out of their way. Pedestrians could also be seen running away along the banks of the Tigris and scurrying for safety across the bridges.

firing