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Police have shot and killed the gunman who on Wednesday afternoon took three hostages at Discovery Communications’ Silver Spring, MD, headquarters.
The hostages were unharmed.
According to a CNN report, 43-year-old James Jay Lee was killed after a four-hour standoff with Silver Spring police. A suspicious device strapped to Lee’s back did not detonate after the shooting.
The drama began to unfold shortly before 1:00 p.m. EDT, when Lee entered Discovery’s offices armed with a handgun and what is believed to be some kind of explosive device.
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