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Discovery Channel Gunman Shot Dead by Police

(Sept. 1) -- Discovery Channel hostage-taking suspect James J. Lee has been shot dead, according to multiple reports. Montgomery County Police confirmed today at a press conference that a man entered Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., heavily armed and may have fired a round from a handgun and detonated...

Does Discovery Channel Hostage-Taker Qualify as Eco-Terrorist?

(Sept. 1) -- James J. Lee, the man who police say held the Discovery Communications headquarters building hostage today, reportedly wrote a rambling manifesto that calls for the end of human procreation as a means to solving the world's environmental woes. In a press conference after the incident, police said that the...

Alleged Discovery Gunman James J. Lee's Bizarre Demands

(Sept. 1) -- James J. Lee, the man believed to be the gunman holding one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md., has allegedly called for the end of human procreation as a means of solving the world's environmental problems. That was the main idea among other violent and...

Md. Police Kill Discovery Gunman, 3 Hostages Safe

SILVER SPRING, Md. (Sept. 1) -- Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Police spent several hours negotiating with the gunman, who...