They're still focused on the screen in front of them as someone is firing a handgun through the crowd."Īs well as the clip not being recorded from inside the pizzeria and mall in Jacksonville where the shooting occurred, no one in the clip is wearing headphones. "There's no running for cover, there's not even any looking around. "I heard at least four, or five, or six shots while that person was taking a cellphone video of the game," he continued. This is another example of people not being aware of their surroundings. Referring to a video of someone watching a livestream of the tournament online, Stinchfield suggests that because the person recording was wearing headphones, they were not "aware of their surroundings."īelieving the clip from Twitter user was recorded over someone's shoulder live from the GLHF Game Bar where the shooting occurred, Stinchfield said: "If you listen over the talking that person doesn't hear the shots. We cannot accept this as our reality,” said Delaney Tarr, one of the organizers of the student-led March for Our Lives movement.įlorida has suffered multiple shootings in recent years: 49 were killed in a June 2016 attack on a gay nightclub, while 17 were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year.įlorida Senator Marco Rubio said that the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were investigating Sunday’s shooting.įlorida Governor Rick Scott said he had offered state support in the aftermath, and that President Donald Trump had offered “any federal resources needed.” – Rappler.NRA TV host Grant Stinchfield has hit out at gamers wearing headphones at the "Madden NFL 19" tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, in the wake of the mass shooting which left three dead, including the suspected gunman. “Once again, my heart hurts and all of me is so angry. Survivors of February’s high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, expressed sorrow at news of another mass shooting in the state. The professional gamer known as “oLARRY2K,” of Bucks Gaming, was said to have been shot in the chest, according to several social media users, including one describing herself as his mother. “Our thoughts are with everyone that had to be part of such a horrendous event,” it said. Germany-based SK Gaming also confirmed their player known by the handle “JoelCP_” was safe. Life can be cut short in a second.”Īnother player, “DubDotDUBBY,” said a bullet had grazed his head. Gjoka tweeted: “I will never take anything for granted ever again. He managed to escape and run down the street to a nearby gym,” director Jason Lake told AFP. Our player, Drini, was hit in the thumb but is going to be fine. “We’re obviously shocked and saddened by this afternoon’s events. “This is a horrible situation, and our deepest sympathies go out to all involved,” Madden’s creator, EA Sports, said in a statement.ĬompLexity Gaming, one of the gaming teams, said its player Drini Gjoka was grazed on the hand. Twitch removed the video, but it remained available on social media. Police said they were in possession of footage capturing the incident. In disturbing footage apparently captured as part of a livestream on video gaming website Twitch, several gunshots could be heard in the background, before the stream disconnected. (1730 GMT).Įarlier on Twitter, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had urged people hiding in locked areas of The Landing to stay in place and ca ll 911 to make their location known. Sheriff Williams said the shooting occurred inside the Chicago Pizza restaurant in the complex around 1:30 p.m. The tournament at The Landing entertainment and shopping complex – a regional qualifier for finals in Las Vegas with a $25,000 prize – took place at the GLHF Game Bar. Madden is a hugely popular multi-player video game based on the National Football League, which in a statement said it was “shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific tragedy.” Williams said Katz was a competitor in the esports tournament and used “at least one handgun” to carry out the shooting. He said local fire and rescue transported nine victims – seven of whom had gunshot wounds – to local hospitals, while another two people who were shot took their own transportation to hospital. “There were three deceased individuals at the scene, one of those being the suspect, who took his own life,” Williams told reporters. Sheriff Mike Williams named the suspect of the shooting at a Madden 19 American football esports tournament as 24-year-old David Katz from Baltimore, Maryland. MIAMI, USA – Two people were killed and 11 others wounded Sunday, August 26, US time, when a video game tournament competitor went on a shooting rampage before turning the gun on himself in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said.
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