Even if they were all armed with guns, when someone goes nuts like this guy obv did.....it doesn't matter if they have guns. They were targeted and it happens so fast and unexpectedly. You're shot before you even know. Like 9 said, wrong place/wrong time. That is precisely what it was.
There was nothing these poor reporters could have done. This is extremely sad, RIP.
I accept everyone thinks their Rambo and can fire 5616816 rounds in .00001 sec and will disagree w/me.
It's an indictment on society that we see these events as common in movie theaters, malls, employers etc.