Discovery Channel Gunman Shot And Killed By Police Snipers
Posted on Sep 01, 2010 @ 06:06PM
The Discovery Channel gunman identified as 43-year-old James Jay Lee has been shot and killed by police snipers, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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A spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department confirms that Lee is now deceased.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Lee stormed the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Maryland armed with a gun and with explosives reportedly strapped to his body. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger held a press conference shortly after confirming Lee’s death and detailing what happened inside the Discovery Channel headquarters building.
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According to Manger, Lee entered the building at approximately 1pm EST with two boxes and two backpacks, possibly containing explosives and was armed with a handgun. He immediately took three men hostage; one was a security guard.
After nearly four hours, police snipers shot Lee and the three hostages were safely removed from the building.
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Police continue to scour the building for possible explosive devices.
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The moron should have known it wasn't Discovery Channel fault,it was the parents that signed a contract to film their children or having children in front of the world.. At least the taxpayers will not have to pay..I'm glad nobody else got hurt..
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 6:48am
Starlight, you are one of the main people whose moranic posts cause people to be in jeopardy from people like the shooter. ROL needs to ban you forever. You need to own the fact that your idiotic posts can cause serious harm.
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 8:07am
Things like this are the reason Kate must have security for herself and the kids. And yes, the "haters" who post such nasty hatefilled comments help to fuel situations like this.ROL should put a stop to extreme posts like that.
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 6:25am
It's a no brainer that hate filled people helped fuel what could have been a much worse tragedy. The guy obviously was delusional and listened a bit too much to these idiots and now he is dead because of it as well, hope they are proud.
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 7:29am
It is suspected that this man visited several Gosselin hate sites. Could it be that the hate that breeds from these sites helped this man justify his actions? These kinds of sites are extremely dangerous & in the wrong minds it could be deadly.
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 3:09am
TMZ has much more info on this loser. One can hardly hold TLC responsible for this nut job, no more than we could hold the VA tech shooting victims responsible for the loon who killed them, or the guy who murdered the jews at the community ctr.
Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:19pm
I wonder how TLC/Discovery/Duggars/Kate/Jon feel regarding their shows being ones that helped promote this man to take such horrific actions. (not condoning his actions at all)
Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 8:15pm
The man had a history of psychiatric issues. That's like saying a woman promotes rape because she wears a slinky dress. Personal responsibility of the perpetrator. BTW, how are you tbt? Doing well I hope!
Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:17pm
Busy...bought a house...life is good.... Not placing blame, just wondering how they may have felt and if programming will change. People on TMZ actually think this nutso has some 'good points'. *gag*
Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:32pm
Well we definitely are over-populating but instead of sending a message on birth control, he became a poster child for mental illness! Congrats on the new home tbt! That's a new adventure!
Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:14am