mass production Posted September 1, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2010 SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police shot and killed a gunman who held three hostages for several hours Wednesday at the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring, Md., authorities said. They said the hostages were safe. At least one explosive device on his body went off when he was shot, and other explosive devices could still be in the building in Montgomery County in suburban Washington, D.C., Montgomery County police Chief Thomas Manger said. It was not clear whether there was any damage. Manger said no one was believed to have been injured other than the gunman, whom SWAT officers shot about 4:50 p.m. ET because officials “believed the hostages were in danger.” “We had been talking to him for several hours and he had a wide range of emotions,” Manger said. “He pulled his weapon and we came in.” The building in the close-in suburb of Washington was safely evacuated, including the Discovery Kids Place day care center, police said. Manger said he couldn’t release the man’s identity, but numerous law enforcement authorities told NBC News he was James Jay Lee, 43, a longtime protester at the building who was sentenced to six months of supervised probation for disorderly conduct in March 2008. More on the Discovery hostage situation Updated 13 minutes ago Suspect had long protested Discovery programming PhotoBlog: Image of gunman? Sourcing debate ‘The planet does not need humans’ Lee appears to have posted environmental and population-control demands online, saying humans are ruining the planet and that Discovery should develop programs to sound the alarm. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/01/maryland.discovery.channel/index.html?hpt=T1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38957020/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/?GT1=43001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 1, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2010 It's not every day you see an asian guy take hostages. Nonetheless, the day turned out well. All the cops went home, all the hostages went home, and all we had left was ONE DEAD PERP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 2, 2010 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2010 Ironically enough, Discovery channel has a 'Green' channel. So not sure why he targeted Discovery in the first place. Oh well agreed that the perp is dead and no one else was killed. So good day overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted September 2, 2010 Share #4 Posted September 2, 2010 Not to be rude, or anything, but if this guy was so worried about getting rid of humans so that they don't pollute the Earth, he should have killed himself instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 2, 2010 Share #5 Posted September 2, 2010 Then his 'message' wouldn't reach anyone. This is all about getting attention to himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted September 2, 2010 Share #6 Posted September 2, 2010 Good thing it turned out better than what happened in Manila... Good job by their SWAT team and PD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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