Hostages taken at Discovery Channel [Update with picture of gunman]

[pcslookout]

[Updated at 1:52 p.m.] A SWAT team and additional resources are responding, said Montgomery County police Cpl. Dan Friz. Authorities were trying to get in touch with the man believed to have taken a hostage.

It appears the man has some kind of explosive device on his person, Friz said. Fire marshals with explosives experience were assisting.

[Updated at 1:44 p.m.] The Discovery Channel sent an e-mail to all employees in the building at 1:21 p.m. telling them they "have reason to believe there is an armed gunman at One Discovery Place."

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WJLA: Discovery headquarters evacuated

[Updated at 1:39 p.m.] At least one hostage is confirmed at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, police said.

[Posted at 1:34 p.m.] A police emergency response team was responding to reports of a man with a gun and possible explosives at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, a police spokeswoman said.

Montgomery County police received the call at about 1 p.m., said Angela Cruz. The call came from One Discovery Place, the channel's headquarters.

The area has been evacuated, Cruz said. No further information was immediately available.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/0...man-at-discovery-channel-headquarters/?hpt=T2

 

[TehMac]

are they sure it's not just filming for one of their hackneyed and overdone documentaries?

 

[dabuddha]

It's crazy, I can see it from here (1 block from the Discovery building). At one point, people were hauling ass out of the building but now it looks like everyone's out.

 

[DrunkenSano]

I wonder if they are taping it for a future airing.

 

[Numenorean]

Maybe the Mythbusters finally went nuts.

 

[zinfamous]

well it looks like some viewer has taken their dissatisfaction with Discovery Channel's precipitous decline in quality a wee bit too far.

 

[trmiv]

Well, Shark Week WAS a little disappointing this year.

 

[dabuddha]

Someone on wtop posted that this was the hostage taker's "demands"

http://www.savetheplanetprotest.com/

who knows if it is or not but the owner of the domain is james lee and the hostage "taker" was reported to be asian

 

[rasczak]

i predict someone will be dead by the end of the day.

 

[darkxshade]

iReport: Are you there? Send photos, video

Thank you for caring about my safety first and foremost because getting the fuck out should not be my top priority when a gunman with explosives walk into my building... taking pictures and video for you is.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

well it looks like some viewer has taken their dissatisfaction with Discovery Channel's precipitous decline in quality a wee bit too far.

i think it accurately reflects how poor the shows on TDC/TLC/History have become.

 

[pcslookout]

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-487319

 

[Numenorean]

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-487319

Wow...a black box. Are they saying the guy is black?

 

[meltdown75]

better raise the alert level to orange

 

[moshquerade]

better raise the alert level to orange

gas prices going up too!

 

[surfsatwerk]

I'm pissed that shark week is over too, but this guy needs to chill.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

are they sure it's not just filming for one of their hackneyed and overdone documentaries?

A friend IMed the story to me with the comment: "The guy probably saw their fall schedule." I laughed since Discovery sucks.

EDIT: Zin beat me to it.

 

[disappoint]

Wow...a black box. Are they saying the guy is black?

Racist against cylindrical containers.

 

[Matthiasa]

Wow...a black box. Are they saying the guy is black?

Click it.

 

[pcslookout]

This reminds me of the Oklahoma city bombing a little.

 

[OCGuy]

Bear Grylls will handle this.

He'll kill him, gut him, eat him, and use his skin for shelter.

 

[Ns1]

his manifesto is batshit crazy

 

[KeithTalent]

Ugh, what's with thread starters these days If you have new information, post it in the OP! Good grief.

KT

 

[Nik]

Bear Grylls will handle this.

He'll kill him, gut him, eat him, and use his skin for shelter.

You mean his camera and support crew will do it all for him while he spews some god awful dialog and then take credit for doing it all?

 

[JS80]

Where is pic? Link to manifesto?