2010 Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis

The 2010 Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis occurred on September 1, 2010. It began at 1 PM Eastern Standard Time, when 43-year-old James Jay Lee entered the Discovery Communications headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, with a handgun and fired at least one shot.[1][2] The Montgomery County Police Department confirmed that Lee had an explosive device and was holding a small number of people hostage in the lobby.[1][3] The building was placed on lockdown and most of the 1,900 employees were evacuated.[3] Children from a day care center inside were safely removed to a nearby restaurant.[1] The police began to communicate with Lee soon after the incident began.[1] The Montgomery County police chief, J. Thomas Manger, said that the police were "trying to get him to release the hostages and surrender peacefully".[3]

Lee was shot by policemen at 4:48 pm.[4] The remaining hostages were immediately freed.