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that the suspected gunman, james lee, had four explosives strapped to his body. lee was later shot and killed by police. the three hostages were able to escape and no one else was hurt. it was a terribly frightening ordeal for the hundreds of employees who work at the building in silver spring. news 4's megan mcgrath has been there all morning long and joins was the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. if you take a look behind me, wayne salve still closed off in one direction here, the side right up against the discovery building. we still have quite a police pr...

gun at one of the hostages and the s.w.a.t. team took action. >> our tactical officers were able to get into position where they were very close to him. they were watching him via camera. it is reported that he pulled out the handgun that he came in with and pointed it at one of thes hostages. >> reporter: and one of the members of the s.w.a.t. team then fired a shot. james lee was shot and killed at that point and the standoff came to an end. now, in terms of the investigation itself, we're not sure how long wayne avenue will be closed. colesville road, georgia avenue, they were clo...