Mass shooting in Jacksonville

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Several dead, including the suspect, at a mass shooting at a video game tournament. The Jacksonville Landing, where the shooting occurred, is a group of shops, restaurants and other businesses on the north bank of the St. John's River downtown. I was there for a taping of The Best Damned Sports Show Period the year that the Super Bowl was in town.

My sister is a nurse practitioner in Jacksonville. I haven't called her yet to see if she has been called in.

Police report multiple people dead, including suspect, in mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing

[UndertheHalo]

Sad, but it’s hard to describe these kinds of things  as particularly unusual anymore. 

This well over 100 this year alone. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

An unintended consequence of the Second Amendment was to give access to lethal weapons to people with insufficient maturity or social skills to resolve their disputes or perceived wrongs any other way.

[Jason]

Unconfirmed reports shooter was a “competitor” at the event and went off after losing. If true, WTF???

[UndertheHalo]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Unconfirmed reports shooter was a “competitor” at the event and went off after losing. If true, WTF???

An extreme example of “rage quitting” 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

12 minutes ago, Jason said:

Unconfirmed reports shooter was a “competitor” at the event and went off after losing. If true, WTF???

Who takes a gun to a video game competition? Kill all of your competitors and declare yourself champion, I suppose.

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Who takes a gun to a video game competition? Kill all of your competitors and declare yourself champion, I suppose.

Someone who thinks they need to “protect” themselves. 

[Lou]

white guy? 

[Kevin]

Madden curse I tell ya.

[Adam]

Who would be most likely to be a mass Shooter on this board?

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Who takes a gun to a video game competition? Kill all of your competitors and declare yourself champion, I suppose.

Who likes video games that much?

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, Adam said:

Who would be most likely to be a mass Shooter on this board?

That’s a great question.   Bakunin?

[Stradling]

AO

[Adam]

AO would shoot up a sports memorabilia show at the Long Beach convention center

[mancini79]

2 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Who takes a gun to a video game competition? Kill all of your competitors and declare yourself champion, I suppose.

This is what happens when you give kids participation trophies.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

20 minutes ago, Jason said:

Who likes video games that much?

Did you ever see the Madden show they had on MTV where "top" players played one another?  Pretty sure Brandon used to crack some jokes about it and if you ever saw the show you'd know why.

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, Adam said:

Who would be most likely to be a mass Shooter on this board?

Tdawg87

[tdawg87]

Oh you were talking about guns. Nm

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Who takes a gun to a video game competition? Kill all of your competitors and declare yourself champion, I suppose.

Have you seen the types that are in these competitions?  Or have you ever played a online mmporg?  

If it is true that this person was a competitor and lost.  It also would not surprise me if he shot up his own team because they cost him the game and the chance to move out of his parents basement.

[gotbeer]

Ok, this is kind of intense, and it doesn't show much.

 

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Jason said:

Who likes video games that much?

 

hint:

[gotbeer]

Sheriff: Gunman kills 2, then himself at video game tourney

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Katz was in Jacksonville for the "Madden NFL 19" video game tournament, authorities said. The games maker, EA Sports, lists a David Katz as a 2017 championship winner.

At about the 26 second mark.  

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A red dot that appears to be a laser pointer is visible on the chest of a player seconds before the first of about a dozen gunshots rings out.

 

[mancini79]

He went by the username "RavensChamp". At least he didn't get away with murder.

[gotbeer]

And there it is.

Jacksonville Landing shooter David Katz described as gamer angry after losing in tournament

Ok, a non fox news article.

Who is David Katz, the Jacksonville mass shooter?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

5 hours ago, Lou said:

white guy? 

Yep.

Police have identified the suspect in the deadly shooting in Jacksonville — here's what we know about him