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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSheriff reports "mass shooting" at Jacksonville Landing complex
https://abc7news.com/sheriff-mass-shooting-at-florida-entertainment-complex/4059545/The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office warned residents to stay "many blocks away" from Jacksonville Landing, an outdoor shopping mall along the St. Johns River.
Unconfirmed reports on social media indicate that the shooting happened at a video game tournament.
No other details have been released.
A Madden tournament. Some reports are saying 9 shot, with four dead so far.
Adding for this reminder:
https://www.wnyc.org/story/breakingnews-consumers-handbook/
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Jax Sheriff's Office
Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away
from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY
#TheLandingMassShooting
Link to tweet
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Again and again and again....
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)Its a game bar where you can play console games and PC games and pay by the hour.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)My kid dance group performs there multiple times a year
malaise
(269,157 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)
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octoberlib
(14,971 posts)maryellen99
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(14,971 posts)uppityperson
(115,679 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)uppityperson
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(14,971 posts)demmiblue
(36,885 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)I'll wait until the dust settles and then see what the casualty numbers are.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)shots can be heard on video...
a number of gamers were recording sessions when gunshots happened..
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)very disturbing and prob young people are the victims..
rainin
(3,011 posts)I suspect it will soon be difficult to find because the title won't make it easy to search. I'm not sure it's the right thing to post. I just feel these kids need all of us to hear what they heard. They might want us to understand the sounds. It's the stuff of nightmares.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Absolutely tragic. Pure assassination / murder suicide type thing.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)Trump is president , DUH! Mass shooting once a week, we protect our guns better then our kids. We vote against our best interests. There is nothing wrong with America. The problem, whats wrong with America is the people have turned into a bunch of clueless, self destructive assholes. That's the truth.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Jax is having a gun and gang problem. Locals leave guns in their cars and gangs and criminals break into cars to arms themselves. Police has lost control of large areas of town.
Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)Awful. Hope those numbers are incorrect.
Sounds like the shooter had lost a game to the person targeted earlier in the day. He killed himself after.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I hate to turn a tragedy immediately political but as a Miamian we've seen this play out in Florida for several years and it's been pivotal to Scott reshaping his image and reversing his approval rating to significant net positive.
Scott will show up in his baseball cap and appear on one televised interview after another, expressing concern and sympathy, etc., while dodging gun control aspects. After all, it's not the time for that.
malaise
(269,157 posts)It does not go national unless several people are dead
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Boomerproud
(7,964 posts)Police don't know how many people are still hiding, etc. The usual guys are on CNN and just seem to be on autopilot, no real emotion. Fredricka Whitfield had Mark Kelly on earlier (Gabby Giffords husband) and after talking about the shooting she says "Please give us your thoughts on the passing of Senator McCain." Jeez!