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09-02-2010, 06:04 PM
Man who identified himself as James J. Lee was shot dead by police
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Police chief: Gunman was ‘very angry’ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38979569/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#slice-2)
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26613008/)
NBC News and msnbc.com
updated 6 minutes ago
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Four more explosive devices tied to the suspect in the Discovery Channel standoff were found at a residence in Montgomery County, Md., authorities told NBC News on Thursday.
Authorities said a bomb squad detonated the devices. No one was injured.
Investigators are still trying to find the car they believe that the suspect, identified as James J. Lee, was driving on Wednesday before he entered the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md., with bombs strapped to him and took three people hostage.
Chief Thomas Manger said the gunman was shot to death about 4:50 p.m. EDT because officials "believed the hostages were in danger." (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38957020/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts) The hostages — two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard — were unhurt after the four-hour standoff.
Police say a review of Discovery Channel surveillance video indicates that the suspect may not have been wearing any explosive devices when he entered the building on Wednesday. It's possible, they say, that he had them in a box he carried and put them on once he was inside the building.
(http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/01/5028472-hawking-says-gods-not-needed-so)
Officers scouring the building overnight found several devices on the suspect, including two table-top propane gas canisters and two pipe bombs, NBC News reported Thursday.
As for how powerful they were, investigators say they can't be certain, but they believe the device Lee was wearing would have killed him and could have harmed any hostages near him.
Video
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Police chief: Gunman was ‘very angry’ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38979569/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#slice-2)
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26613008/)
NBC News and msnbc.com
updated 6 minutes ago
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Four more explosive devices tied to the suspect in the Discovery Channel standoff were found at a residence in Montgomery County, Md., authorities told NBC News on Thursday.
Authorities said a bomb squad detonated the devices. No one was injured.
Investigators are still trying to find the car they believe that the suspect, identified as James J. Lee, was driving on Wednesday before he entered the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Md., with bombs strapped to him and took three people hostage.
Chief Thomas Manger said the gunman was shot to death about 4:50 p.m. EDT because officials "believed the hostages were in danger." (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38957020/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts) The hostages — two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard — were unhurt after the four-hour standoff.
Police say a review of Discovery Channel surveillance video indicates that the suspect may not have been wearing any explosive devices when he entered the building on Wednesday. It's possible, they say, that he had them in a box he carried and put them on once he was inside the building.
(http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/01/5028472-hawking-says-gods-not-needed-so)
Officers scouring the building overnight found several devices on the suspect, including two table-top propane gas canisters and two pipe bombs, NBC News reported Thursday.
As for how powerful they were, investigators say they can't be certain, but they believe the device Lee was wearing would have killed him and could have harmed any hostages near him.