SILVER SPRING, Md. Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications.
Montgomery County fire department spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia says three bomb technicians responded to the scene in Silver Spring, Md., and several more are on their way.
Garcia says the initial report was of a suspicious package that was possibly explosive. He says nobody has been injured. Some employees have left the building.
Montgomery County Police Cpl. Dan Friz tells WJLA-TV that a gunman is in the building.
A person inside the building tells The Associated Press the man had something strapped to his chest and has hostages. The person asked not to be identified, saying people inside have been told not to speak to the media.
ATF and FBI officials say they are also responding.
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Associated Press Writer Terence Hunt in Washington contributed to this report.
This version CORRECTS spelling of suburb to Silver Spring instead of Silver Springs.
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