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Discovery Channel Hostage Taker Dead

Published: 09/01/2010

James Jay Lee -- the gunman who took hostages today at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland -- has died after being shot by police. According to police, Lee unsuccessfully spoke with several negotiators during the standoff. Cops say tactical officers managed to get close to Lee ... and…

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Cops: Hostage Taker Shot at Discovery Building

Published: 09/01/2010

Cops have just announced ... they have shot James Jay Lee -- the man who took hostages at the Discovery Channel building in Maryland earlier today. All of the hostages are safe and accounted for. So far, cops say they have no information on the condition of the suspect. Cops say one of the devices…

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Hostage 911 at Discovery Channel -- Man with Gun

Published: 09/01/2010

A man wielding a gun and possibly carrying an explosive device is holed up at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, MD -- and now he's been identified by the network as radical environmentalist -- James Jay Lee -- who has had a grudge against Discovery for years. Lee recently…

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'Discovery' Gunman Ordered to Mental Institution in '08

Published: 09/01/2010

James Jay Lee -- the gunman currently holed up with hostages at Discovery Channel headquarters -- was ordered to a mental institution after a 2008 environmental protest ... TMZ has learned. Lee was arrested for disorderly conduct during his protest outside Discovery headquarters in Maryland two…

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TMZ Live: Tiger Woods, Lohan, and Speidi

Published: 09/01/2010

We took your questions on everything today -- including the hostage situation at the Discovery Channel headquarters, Tiger Woods' $54 million mortgage, and Michael Lohan moving to L.A. to be near Lindsay. Plus: Heidi makes Spencer pull out on sex tape deal.

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