LF: 'Four people dead and 10 injured' in mass shooting at an online video gaming tournament in Florida

Title: 'Four people dead and 10 injured' in mass shooting at an online video gaming tournament in Florida
Source: DailyMail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... -online-gaming-tournament.html
Published: Aug 26, 2018
Author: Emily Crane
Post Date: 2018-08-26 16:52:18 by Hondo68
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Views: 1129
Comments: 10

A gunman is among the 'multiple fatalities' after a mass shooting broke out at an online gaming tournament in Florida that was partially captured on a horrifying livestream.

Local media are reporting that four people are dead and 11 have been injured in the shooting at the Jacksonville Landing complex in Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon.

The Jax Sheriff's Office confirmed there were multiple fatalities and injuries and said one suspect was dead at the scene. It is unclear if there are any other suspects.

The shooting broke out during the Madden NFL online gaming tournament, which was being hosted in a game room inside the Chicago Pizza restaurant.

Witnesses have said the shooter was a player who had just lost in the tournament. One witness told CNN he saw the gunman shoot multiple people before killing himself.

Horrifying livestream audio from the Madden NFL online gaming tournament captured the screams of players as the gunfire erupted at the Jacksonville Landing in Florida on Sunday afternoon

The shooting broke out during the Madden football online gaming tournament at Florida 's Jacksonville Landing (above) on Sunday afternoon

The Jax Sheriff's Office said they were finding people hiding in the area and urged people to remain calm, as they warned others to stay far away from the Jacksonville Landing.

'We are finding many people hiding in locked areas at The Landing,' they tweeted.

'We ask you to stay calm, stay where you are hiding. SWAT is doing a methodical search inside The Landing.

Horrifying livestream audio from the tournament captured the screams of players as the gunfire erupted while two young men were playing in the championship series.

The commentators could be heard going silent as the first gunshots were fired and people began screaming.

The stream then cut out and a message appeared saying 'controller disconnected'.

A livestream from the gaming tournament captured the moment the gunfire broke out before it cut out and displayed a 'controller disconnected' message

The shooting broke out during the Madden NFL online gaming tournament, which was being hosted at the Chicago Pizza restaurant at the Jackson Landing entertainment complex (above)

One of the gamers, Drini Gjoka, revealed his horror after he was shot in the hand and ran for his life.

'The tourney just got shot up. I'm leaving and never coming back. I am literally so lucky. The bullet hit my thumb. Worst day of my life,' he tweeted.

'I will never take anything for granted ever again. Life can be cut short in a second.'

One gamer, Larry Legend, was shot three times in his chest and hand. His mother tweeted: 'My son was shot 3 times please keep him in your prayers'.

'@oLARRY2K was shot in chest and hand I was with him. I have his bag and phone. Plz retweet this to notify 2k community. He is at Florida Shands hospital. didn’t look life threatening to me but injured bad. I love you bro,' fellow gamer BUCTILLIDIE tweeted.

Another witness, Ryan Alemon, told CNN he hid in the bathroom for about 10 minutes before fleeing the bar when he was certain the shooting was over.

'Everyone was running, they were dropping because they were getting shot. I heard yelling, I heard 'Help me, I'm shot',' he said.

Multiple emergency crews were spotted on the scene and authorities said several victims had been transported to hospital.

The Jacksonville Landing is an entertainment complex along the St Johns River, which includes restaurants and an indoor shopping mall.

One of the gamers, Drini Gjoka, revealed his horror after he was shot in the hand and ran for his life

The shooting broke out during the Madden NFL online gaming tournament

David Hogg is tweeting a bunch of crap as usual. Doesn't want to ban psycho teen murders yet though. (20 images)

Freedom isn’t free. Some Americans have died for freedom... douche bag millennial pothead gamers aren’t exempt.

Let’s move on, nothing to see here. Pretend the shooter was an illegal fucking alien. Then nothing would be said about it.

Just your average Javanka deli youth who can't handle being a loser, gone astray.

I ordered one of those when in NYC years ago. Amazing sandwich and as good as it looks. I'm still working out the right pastrami recipe for my smoker.