FLORIDA — Police say a gunman is dead after carrying out a mass shooting at ‘The Jacksonville Landing’ area in downtown Jacksonville.
The attack was carried out at a Madden NFL 19 video game tournament at the GLHF Game Bar. At least four people were killed, including the gunman, and another eleven were believed to be injured.
The suspect, described by the Sheriff only as a white male, is reportedly from Baltimore, Maryland.
The suspect has been identified as David Katz—Katz apparently opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun after losing a game.
Source: #JacksonvilleShooting suspect is David Katz, “disgruntled gamer reacted to losing with violence”, killed self. 3wks shy of 21st bday
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The tournament was hosted by a gaming venue called GLHF Game Bar inside of Chicago Pizza. The bar was scheduled to host a qualifying round for the Madden NFL Championship Series, a gaming tournament. Twelve gunshots were heard in the audio recordings of the Madden NFL Championship Series that was being streamed live on Twitch, with a male voice shouting, “Oh fuck, what’d he shoot me with?”
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office urged individuals to stay away from the location at 2:13 PM EDT, and SWAT officers evacuated and searched the area. Due to the location being next to St. John’s River, the Coast Guard was called in to sweep the surrounding water-ways. The Sheriff’s office used Twitter to announce that there were multiple fatalities at the scene at 2:45 PM EDT, and that one suspect was dead at the scene at 2:53 PM.
WATCH. Witness describes aftermath of #TheLandingMassShooting
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Initially, it was unknown whether there were additional gunmen, but later on, officials confirmed that there was only one suspect in the shooting.
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