Mass Shooting At Madden Tournament In Jacksonville, FL

Update (2:47 p.m. CT): Another player at the tournament,  Steven “Steveyj” Javaruski, has reported that the shooter was a participant. who lost earlier in the tournament and returned to the venue. Javaruski spoke to the LA Times before cutting off media requests.

The shooter “targeted a few people” and shot at least five victims before killing himself, Javaruski told the LA Times. Javaruski also said on Twitter that he is done with Madden tournaments from here on out.

Another player, Drini Gjoka, also tweeted, saying “Worst day of my life” on social media. Gjoka says he was hit in the thumb.

The original story from 2:20 p.m. CT is as follows:

Multiple news sources and the Jacksonville Police Department are reporting that a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida with multiple fatalities took place at a Madden 19 tournament.

The shooting took place at the GLHF Game Bar during a qualifying event for a Madden 2019 tournament sanctioned by Electronic Arts. Jacksonville police have warned people to stay away repeatedly and confirmed multiple fatalities at the scene.

The police department has also confirmed that one suspect is dead, but could not say if there was more than one suspect at the scene.

The event was being livestreamed on Twitch, which caught the first moments of the shooting. Players were gathered around a television when shots could be heard on stream and the camera abruptly cuts off. Multiple clips  of the footage have been removed already.

We’ll continue to monitor the story as it develops.

Source: Game Informer Mass Shooting At Madden Tournament In Jacksonville, FL