The gunman who was slain after holding three people hostage for hours in the Discovery Communications building Wednesday had “no regard for lives” and “kept saying he was ready to die,” Montgomery County police spokesman Paul Starks said.
The gunman, identified by other law enforcement official as James J. Lee of Silver Spring, had four bombs strapped to his body, Starks said. Two were pipe bombs and two were small propane cylinders. Starks said the pipe bombs were wrapped with shotgun shells that would send shrapnel flying if the device detonated.
The Discovery building is open Thursday and employees are returning to work, said Discovery spokeswoman Michelle Russo. Starks said police are still investigating in the lobby.
