James Jay lee
James Jay Lee is in police custody after a four-hour standoff and hostage situation at the Discovery Network headquarters in Maryland.
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The three hostages are safe and unharmed. Lee was shot by police. His condition has not been made public.
Lee, 43, who police say is an environmental activist, was thought to have been armed with explosives when he entered the building and started shooting and taking hostages.
Lee is from Washington, D.C. and had been arrested in 2008 for disorderly conduct after a protest at Discovery Network’s headquarters.
A tirade posted on Lee’s website rants about “disgusting human babies” and “parasitic infants.”
With AP