Livestream video captures horrific moment shooter opens fire on gaming tournament
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Distressing footage has surfaced of the moment a gunman opened fire during a Madden NFL livestream event in Jacksonville, Florida, where multiple people were shot dead.
Police confirmed two people were killed and many other injured in the shooting, which erupted during a video game tournament at a riverfront mall. The shooter then turned the gun on himself.
Distressing video from a Twitch Livestream of the game reveals the moment the shooting began inside a
While the game was being played on the screen, about 12 gunshots can be heard.
One man yells: “Oh, f***! What are you shooting with?”
Moments later the game goes offline, however the screams and gunshots continue to be heard.
Gamer Drini Gjoka, who was a competitor in the Jacksonville Landing tournament, shared a series of tweets following the horrific shooting, revealing he was caught up in the gunfire.
“I am literally so lucky,” he tweeted. “The bullet hit my thumb.”
The tourney just got shot up. Im leavinng and never coming back
— Drini Gjoka (@YoungDrini) August 26, 2018
I am literally so lucky. The bullet hit my thumb
— Drini Gjoka (@YoungDrini) August 26, 2018
Worst day of my life
— Drini Gjoka (@YoungDrini) August 26, 2018
I will never take anything for granted ever again. Life can be cut short in a second
— Drini Gjoka (@YoungDrini) August 26, 2018
There is only one suspect: poilice
After ordering people to vacate “far away” from the scene of the shooting, police believe there is only one suspect in the shooting, and he has been shot dead, officials said.
“We have no outstanding suspects at this time. No outstanding suspects,” Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said at a news conference today.
“We have one suspect in this case. He is deceased at the scene.”
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The suspect was later identified as David Katz, a 24-year-old pro-gamer.
Florida authorities say they’ve finished clearing the scene and there are no additional suspects.