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Shooting at Madden 19 Tournament in Jacksonville, Florida Leaves Three Dead, Eleven Wounded



Still frame taken from the Twitch live stream seconds before the Madden shooting occurred.
On Sunday, August 26, 2018, a shooting at a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida left three people dead and eleven more wounded. The suspect?identified as 24-year old David Katz?entered the GLHF Game Bar armed with a handgun and fired more than ten times before turning the gun on himself. Three people, including the gunman, were killed, and nine more were wounded by bullets. Two additional people were injured as the crowd fled the scene.
The two fatalities were identified as Taylor Robertson, 27, of Ballard, West Virginia and Eli Clayton, 22, of Woodland Hills, California. Taylor Poindexter, Drini Gjoka, Dalton Kent, and Timothy Anselimo are among those reported injured. The GLHF Game Bar at the Jacksonville Landing Mall was the site of a regional qualifying Madden 19 tournament. Firefighters were able to respond within two minutes as they were participating in routine training just across the street from the venue.
Mayor Lenny Curry commented on the tragedy ?We have faced an occurrence that is all too common. Tonight, we pray for the wounded and we pray for the families of those who were lost.?
EA, publisher of Madden 19, released a statement about the Madden shooting on Twitter.

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? Electronic Arts (@EA) August 27, 2018

The tragic situation that occurred Sunday in Jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn. Our m...
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