Two people were killed and at least 11 more injured as a mass shooting broke out during a video game tournament on Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida.
Gamers playing Madden NFL were competing as shots rang out. The audio of the scene was recorded live on popular game streaming service Twitch.
See the horrific video here.
The suspect was killed at the scene and police is reporting that it is David Katz from Baltimore.
Single suspect is a white male. Pending confirmation, we believe the suspect is a 24-year-old, David Katz from Baltimore, MD. FBI is assisting us in Baltimore, MD. https://t.co/qBJvkaO7xT
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) August 27, 2018
Time is reporting that EA Sports, the company behind the sanctioned Madden tournament has confirmed that David Katz was the winner of last year’s competition. Katz died on Sunday with what authorizes claim to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Several of the witnesses spoke to Fox News about the tragic scene that unfolded at the eSports tournament in Jacksonville. See their first hand account in the video below.
If you are looking for more information on the shooting, please refer to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Twitter account.
This Twitter is the only official source of information for #TheLandingMassShooting. New info has not been released.
New info will go out via this Twitter. There is no need to email, text, and call asking for updates. We appreciate the courtesy as we work through this. https://t.co/qBJvkaO7xT
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) August 27, 2018
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