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UPDATE: Lee has been shot, hostages safe – details here Excitement right here in Maryland this afternoon as James Lee , a man known for protesting the Discovery Channel, has stormed the network’s headquarters with a gun, taking hostages while seeming to have an explosive device strapped to his chest. Montgomery County Police say that they are currently negotiating with Lee, who has several hostages on the ground floor of the building in Silver Spring. James Lee hails from San Diego...Read Full Story

NEWS UPDATE: The Discovery Channel gunman was shot dead approximately at 5:00p.m., and the three hostages were safely set free. Police shot the gunman James Lee before he had a chance to shoot at anyone. Sept 1, 2010 A man with explosive and a gun has entered the Discovery Channel headquarters and taken hostages and news reports are just coming out now although the incident started about 1:oo p.m., EST in Silver Spring, Maryland. Discovery Channel Hostage Situation The man is James Lee and...Read Full Story

The Discovery Channel gunman James Jay Lee has been recognized as he is in charge of holding the network’s staff captive in Silver Spring, Maryland. With the information from a close source It was reported that James Lee is armed with a gun and is in control of explosives! But Lee is not an unfamiliar person to source danger over at the network. It was back in 2008 that the protester was arrested for unmanageable behavior after a powerful objection against the network’s television programs...Read Full Story

Oddities --the previously discussed reality show [sic] based on my favorite store in the world, Obscura Antiques and Oddities --premiered last night on The Discovery Channel. I am very happy to report that I actually quite liked the show, which came to me as some surprise as I am, in general, no fan reality television. Oddites is actually a television show I would--and will!--watch, and I am so proud of all my friends whose knowledgeable, thoughtful, and non-histrionic participation is...Read Full Story

CBC.ca Police Say Discovery Channel Gunman James Lee Posed 'Grave Danger' to Hostages ABC News A combination of SWAT stealth and deadly force resolved a four-hour long hostage standoff at Discovery Channel headquarters, but only after operators thought the hostages were in "grave danger," police ... Video: Audio of Discovery gunman released: 'I have a bomb and a gun' msnbc.com Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming The Associated Press Author disowns gunman's interpretation of...Read Full Story