SILVER SPRING, Md. - A gunman has entered the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring and has taken "a small number" of people hostage, Montgomery County Police say.
The gunman is on the first floor area of the Discovery Communications building.
"At this point, we are still negotiating with him. The negotiations have been going on for nearly an hour," Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger says.
Manger cannot confirm the identity of the suspect. There are no reports of any injuries.
Police say the man walked into the lobby around 1 p.m. Wednesday. He is reportedly carrying explosives.
The building has been evacuated. Most of the building's 1,900 employees are out, Manger says.
Montgomery County Police Cpl. Dan Friz tells Channel 7 that a tactical team is trying to get in touch with the gunman, who is being monitored on closed circuit TV.
The suspect has what he called "concerns" with the Discovery Corp., but he would not say if the man works there now or worked there in the past, Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks says.作者: 牛市熊人 时间: 2010-9-1 15:28
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James J. Lee, 43, has run a one-man protest against the Discovery Channel. He is the man who has been named as the suspect who is believed to have taken at least one hostage at the company's suburban Washington, D.C. headquarters.
He operates the Web site savetheplanetprotest.com . The site contains a list of demands for changes at the channel.
It starts with the line, "The Discovery Channel MUST broadcast to the world their commitment to save the planet and to do the following IMMEDIATELY:"
Lee has also conducted protests outside of the Discovery Channel headquarters building in Silver Spring, Md. and was reportedly arrested in February 2008 in connection with a week-long protest he had planned for February 15-23, 2008.
Lee's main complaint, according to his site, was that the network claims to show "Environmental Programs" but their shows cause more harm than good. He cited shows like "Cash Cab" and Dirty Jobs". He claims they serve as diversions to keep the focus off of what he considers important issues such as global warming and animal extinction.
James Lee has a MySpace page . He says that he's 5'11" tall and from Hawaii. He described himself as an atheist who did not want children in his profile.
His last post at 10:06 AM Jan 22, 2008 said, "Lee says: It's time for REVOLUTION!!!"作者: 牛市熊人 时间: 2010-9-1 15:51
