*Damn. Here we go again. There’s been ANOTHER mass shooting. This time in Jacksonville, Florida. Multiple fatalities are reported. The Sheriff’s office has advised people to stay away from a downtown shopping mall because of an active shooting situation.
Preliminary reports suggest at least 11 people were shot at the Jacksonville gaming tournament, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the incident, according to CNN.
“Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY #TheLandingMassShooting,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter.
“One suspect is dead at the scene, unknown at this time if we have a second suspect. Searches are being conducted,” according to another tweet from the sheriff’s office.
We are finding many people hiding in locked areas at The Landing. We ask you to stay calm, stay where you are hiding. SWAT is doing a methodical search inside The Landing. We will get to you. Please don’t come running out. #TheLandingMassShooting https://t.co/qBJvkaO7xT
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) August 26, 2018
The shooting happened at a qualifying event for a Madden NFL19 video gaming tournament at the GLHF Game Bar. CompLexity Gaming, one of the teams on the scene, reported on Twitter that one participant has been grazed in the hand.
According to one published report, the shooter was a competitor in the tournament who lost. He targeted several people and shot at least five victims before killing himself. Electronic Arts, publishers of the Madden NFL game, issued the following via Twitter:
An online stream posted to Twitch abruptly cut-off and gunshots were heard in the background.
Video Shows Moment of Mass Shooting at #Jacksonville Madden Tournament https://t.co/JsIV487KkT pic.twitter.com/SLPCvmXibY
— T. Grant Benson ?? (@GrantB911) August 26, 2018
Malik Brunson told CNN that he was at a nearby Hooters restaurant when the shooting occurred.
“All I heard was he got a gun and the shooting started. One of the man ran into Hooters with the shot wounds, they locked us in the restaurant,” he said in a social media message.
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