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Police shoot man after threatening Baltimore TV station evacuated after bomb threat

A police sniper shot a man who walked into a TV station lobby wearing a full animal costume and surgical mask and displaying what appeared to be an explosive device on his chest, authorities said Thursday.

BALTIMORE — The man, described by witnesses as strangely dressed, said he had a flash drive that he wanted to give to the television station. He also made demands to go on air, the station’s news director said.

The man was alive and conscious and communicating with authorities after he was shot. 

The man also is believed to have started a car fire in the station’s parking lot.

Staff inside the building were evacuated.