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'Mass shooting' at Florida video game tournament: authorities | TheHill

posted onAugust 27, 2018
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Article snippet: Two people are dead and one suspect has been killed after a shooting Sunday at a video game tournament at Jacksonville Landing, an entertainment area in the downtown area of Jacksonville, Fla., authorities said. Nine people were injured by gunshot wound and two were killed, the Jackson Sheriff's office said on Sunday evening. The suspect, a 24-year-old white male, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.   "Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing," the city's sheriff's department tweeted. "Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY." Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams at a press conference Sunday afternoon said there are no other suspects in the shooting. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, The Associated Press reported. UF Health Jacksonville, a hospital in the area, said Sunday that it has treated six victims, according to multiple reports. One of those victims was in serious condition.  Multiple reports said the shooting took place during a Madden NFL 19 Tournament at the GLHF Game Bar. In video shared to the livestreaming site Twitch, multiple gunshots can be heard. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is responding to the situation, according to CNN, and federal authorities are responding. MORE has been briefed on the shooting and is monitoring the situation, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Sunday. Drini Gjoka, a gamer who said he witnessed the shooting,... Link to the full article to read more

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