Gunman took someone hostage at the headquarters of the U.S. television Discovery Channel, a suburb of Washington, said Wednesday a member of the police in Montgomery County revealed on a news aired at ABC.
An employee of the chain has reported gunshots, but Corporal Dan Fritz has not confirmed the information. The building, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, is being evacuated and children were allowed to leave, said an employee named Lisa Lucas.
The discovery news tweeted that “We’re all scattered around the country, so that’s probably why. Our staff at Silver Spring have been evacuated 
” The Discovery Channel day care has been evacuated . the day care had about 100 kids All children and most of Discovery building was initially evacuated successfully to McDonald’s across the street.Renard Jenkins, who works across from the Discovery Channel headquarters where the hostage drama is unfolding, said he sees the mobilization of a bomb squad and a large armored vehicle pulling a trailer.