Multiple Fatalities Reported At 'Mass Shooting' At Madden 19 Tournament
(CNN/CBS4) -- The sheriff's office in Jacksonville, Florida, said there was a mass shooting at a downtown marketplace on Sunday where officials say multiple people have died.
One of those people is a suspect, officials say. They also say there are no other suspects.
They urged people to stay far away from the area.
Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY #TheLandingMassShooting
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 26, 2018
The shooting occurred during the Madden 19 Tournament at the GLHF Game Bar, according to the Twitter of CompLexity Gaming, one of the event organizers. One Madden participant, Young Drini, was grazed in the hand and is away from the scene and safe, Complexity said.
'Mass Shooting' Reported in Jacksonville, FloridaThe Jacksonville County Sheriff's Office is at the Jacksonville Landing in response to a mass shooting at the Madden 19 Tournament. STORY: https://cbsloc.al/2BQtgWg
Posted by CBS Denver on Sunday, August 26, 2018
On an online stream of the Madden event posted to the website Twitch, several loud gunshots can be heard and the game abruptly stops.
'Mass Shooting' Reported in Jacksonville, FloridaThe Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is at the Jacksonville Landing in response to a mass shooting at the Madden 19 Tournament. STORY: https://cbsloc.al/2BQtgWg
Posted by CBS Denver on Sunday, August 26, 2018
Federal law enforcement officials are monitoring situation in Jacksonville. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is responding to the scene in Jacksonville Landing, a law enforcement source told CNN.
By Eric Levenson and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN
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