Shooter Dead After Opening Fire at Gaming Tournament in Jacksonville, Killing Multiple People
Multiple people are dead after a male gunman, who died at the scene, opened fire on Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said.
In a live broadcast streamed on the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, Sheriff Mike Williams said there were “no outstanding suspects” aside from the one he confirmed died at the scene. Williams revealed that they would be releasing other details in the coming hours.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the shooting — which unfolded at the GLHF Game Bar inside the Jacksonville Landing shopping and dining complex, during EA Sports’s Madden NFL 19 championship gaming series — saw “multiple fatalities” with “many transported” to hospitals.
A series of 12 gunshots was heard on the tournament’s Twitch live stream, where a voice could be heard saying, “Oh, f—, what’d he shoot me with?” and others screamed.
Memorial Hospital spokesman Pete Moberg told CNN that at least three patients transported there were in stable condition, while tournament participant Ryan Alemon told the outlet, according to The New York Times, that he observed “at least six bodies” of shooting victims “on the floor.”
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