INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
This post has been updated to indicate that three people, including the shooter, were killed in the Jacksonville mass shooting event earlier
today.
At least eleven people have been shot and three people were killed in a mass shooting attack at a livestreamed competition for the
&Madden NFL 19& game at an arcade in Jacksonville, Fla., according to local news reports.
The Jacksonville Sheriff office confirmed three
people were killed in the attack, including the shooter.
We just finished clearing The Landing of potential witnesses and victims there,&
said Sheriff Mike Williams in a statement broadcast on Facebook Live
&We have no outstanding suspects,& Williams said
&We have one suspect in this case
He is deceased at the scene.
According to a report inThe Los Angeles Times,the shooter was a player who had lost during the competition and
then shot other attendees at the event before killing himself.
The event was live-streamed on Twitch and there are multiple audio streams
that broadcast the sounds of the shooting live.
Multiple participants in the event took to Twitter to describe the scene.
Me and my gf are
ok everyone and out of the Jville area
This is absolutely sickening
Please pray for the madden players right now injured during the shooting
Shit like this really makes you rethink your actions and the way you live
For sure gunna be some changes going forward
mdash; x D3liveranc3 x (@mpinter9) August 26, 2018
The sheriff office confirmed via tweet that
there witnesses to the shooting were hiding in locked areas in the shopping area where the event — and shooting — occurred.
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
Please don''t come running out
#TheLandingMassShooting https://t.co/qBJvkaO7xT
mdash; Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 26, 2018
This is a horrible situation and
our deepest sympathies go out to all involved,& said Electronic Arts in a statement about the shooting.
This is a horrible situation, and
our deepest sympathies go out to all involved.
mdash; EA SPORTS Madden NFL (@EAMaddenNFL) August 26, 2018
In a direct message to The Los
Angeles Times, one witness,Steven &Steveyj& Javaruski, said that the gunman had targeted &a few& people and shot at least five before
shooting himself.
The event was a Madden tournament with about 250 people in attendance
It was intended to be a competition that would select attendees for a final tournament in Las Vegas.
This story will be updated with
