Police can hardly thwart a surprise gunman or hostage - taker , authorities say . `` There is n't a law enforcement officer who does n't go into every situation without suspicions on how that situation could turn on them and pose a threat to them , '' Schwartz said . This year , a gunman is killed by police after he takes four Georgia teenagers hostage . ` ` Tragic as these situations are , they are relatively rare , '' he says . Police in Fulton County , Georgia , are now working with extra awareness .
Police can hardly thwart a surprise gunman or hostage - taker , authorities say . This year , a gunman is killed by police after he takes four Georgia teenagers hostage . ` ` Tragic as these situations are , they are relatively rare , '' he says . Police in Fulton County , Georgia , are now working with extra awareness .