Discovery Being Evacuated
Original 1:41 pm WTOP is reporting that a man with a gun, and possibly explosives, is in the Discovery Building in Silver Spring. Montgomery County SWAT teams are on the scene and the building is being evacuated.
UPDATE: The suspect is an Asian male, police said.
UPDATE: At least one shot has been fired and he has taken at least one hostage. It has been said that the gunman has some sort of tanks (thought to be explosives) strapped to his back.
UPDATE 2:04 pm: Rumors are swirling – reports say gunman is bank robber from Bank of America, activist related to Discovery program “Whale Wars” and former employee.
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