Dragon55 That's a great answer
THEZACHARIAS armed with what? Armed can mean many things.
Armed doesn't mean that the BG is prepared or alert. It is very possible to draw a shot before they can react.
I've seen this and practiced this many times.
My mother in-law was a cop for 27 yrs and told me this story. There was a cop that walk into a bank robbery, not knowing what was going on. He was in street clothes and the three BG all had hostages with guns to their heads. He shot all of the BG before any of them could responded.