Jacksonville Madden 19 Tournament Target of Mass Shooting, Per Authorities

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The sheriff’s office in Jacksonville, Florida, announced the Jacksonville Landing was the site of a mass shooting Sunday.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced it was responding to the scene.

According to CNN’s Eric Levenson and AnneClaire Stapleton, the shooting occurred during a Madden 19 tournament qualifying event.

“On an online stream of the Madden event posted to the website Twitch, several loud gunshots can be heard, and the game abruptly stops,” Levenson and Stapleton wrote.

Drini Gjoka, a gamer who took part in the tournament, tweeted he had been shot in the thumb:

Vic Micolucci of WJXT in Jacksonville shared a photo of authorities responding to the scene:

Jacksonville police announced one alleged suspect in the shooting is dead and that it’s unclear whether there are more suspects.

The Los Angeles Times‘ Matt Pearce spoke to a competitor in the event who said the alleged shooter targeted fellow players after losing a game in the tournament. The shooter then killed himself.

The city of Jacksonville released a statement on the shooting:

Electronic Arts, which produces the Madden game series, said on Twitter it was aware of the shooting and is “working with authorities to gather facts at this stage.”