Report: 4 Killed At 'Madden 19' Tournament in Jacksonville

By James Lumalu

via anakron199x/Twitter
Four people at a “Madden 19” video game tournament in Jacksonville were reportedly killed after a gunman opened fire.
According to News4Jax, the shooting occurred at the Chicago Pizza in Jacksonville Landing — seven other people were shot to go along with the four dead. Audio of the shooting was captured on the live stream on Twitch (warning: graphic):
https://twitter.com/Anakron199X/status/1033777890318594048
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has tweeted that one suspect is dead, though it’s unknown if there is another shooter:


Police advise that people who are hiding should stay where they are as SWAT conducts a thorough search of the area:


A competitor at the tourney, Drini Gjoka, sent out a series of tweets after escaping the incident. He says a bullet hit his thumb:

Update:

The terrorist may have been a losing competitor… details from the Los Angeles Times:

The shooter was a gamer who was competing in the tournament and lost, according to Steven “Steveyj” Javaruski, one of the competitors.
The shooter “targeted a few people” and shot at least five victims before killing himself, Javaruski told The Times in a direct message on Twitter. The gunman killed two or three people “that I saw,” Javaruski said.

Update:

The shooter has been identified as David Katz.

Update:

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tweets there were 13 total victims, three dead (including the shooter).

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