The GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida.
GLHF Game Bar/Facebook
A mass shooting has reportedly occurred during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
“Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY #TheLandingMassShooting,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet. Subsequent tweets by the office reported there were “multiple fatalities” and a suspect was dead.
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
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The shooting occurred during the Madden 19 Tournament at the GLHF Game Bar, according to a tweet by CompLexity Gaming, a professional gaming team that had a player at the event. One Madden player, Young Drini, was grazed in the hand and is away from the scene and safe, Complexity reported.
An update from the Jacksonville Madden event:
There appears to have been a shooting at the event, and @YoungDrini was grazed in the hand. He is away from the scene and safe.
— compLexity Gaming (@compLexity) August 26, 2018
At least a dozen shots could be heard fired on a livestream originating from the event.
The shooting comes amid a decades-long debate over the influence of video games, with activists and politicians pointing their fingers at violence depicted in video games, music and movies after tragedies. Former President Barack Obama encouraged research into the effects of violent video games on children.
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