Update, 2:19 p.m. Police have come out from behind their barricades, according to TBD-TV.
The suspect appears to be an Asian male, police told the station.
Update, 2:10 p.m.: Children at a day care center in the Discovery Building has been safely evacuated to a nearby McDonalds. Fox 5 reports that traffic is beginning to back up on the Beltway.
Earlier post: A man with what appears to be an explosive device on him has taken at least one hostage at the Discovery Building in downtown Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police said.
Cpl. Dan Friz said police received a call about 1 p.m., of shots fired in the lobby.
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