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| Jacksonville shooting: Several killed at video game tournament | |
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| Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at an entertainment complex in Jacksonville, Florida, police say. | |
| The sheriff's office said on Twitter that many people had been wounded and urged people to avoid the area. | The sheriff's office said on Twitter that many people had been wounded and urged people to avoid the area. |
| They said a suspect was dead at the scene. | |
| Reports suggest the shooting happened during a video game tournament being held at the Jacksonville Landing. | |
| Dozens of shots can be heard in a video that appears to show the event being streamed online on the Twitch platform. | |
| The players were reportedly playing the American football game Madden at the time. | |
| Drini Gjoka, a 19-year-old player taking part, described the shooting in a series of posts on Twitter, calling it "the worst day of [his] life". | |
| "I am literally so lucky. The bullet hit my thumb," he tweeted. | |
| The local sheriff's office said Swat teams were searching the area for potential further suspects. | |
| Police said on Twitter that "many people" were still hiding in locked areas of the complex, and urged them to stay calm. | |
| The Jacksonville Landing is a large shopping and dining complex built along the St John's River in the city's downtown. | |
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