Snipers were the unsung heroes till the 70s . Forming quotes like "Nothing can save one from the bullet of a sniper."
Later as tech improved, they were replaced by less skilled strikers assisted by better technologies.
Here a recent hostage situation in China, where a man has taken a women hostage in a public place. The sniper was called in. He shot a single bullet from afar and in between the legs of another man who was covering him.
Kudos.