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3 dead after gunman opens fire at Jacksonville video game tournament

By Doha Madani, huffingtonpost.com

Video game competitors Eli “Trueboy” Clayton and Taylor “SpotMePlzzz” Robertson were killed after a gunman attacked an esports tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, according to local media reports.

Law enforcement officials have not yet confirmed the victims’ identities, though family members and friends have spoken out about their deaths.

Competitors were participating in the southern qualifier of EA Sports’ “Madden 19” championship series, a video game football tournament, at the Jacksonville Landing shopping mall when a gunman opened fire, killing Clayton and Robertson, and injuring nine others. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two others were injured fleeing the scene.

Read more at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jacksonville-shooting-victims_us_5b83076be4b0348586019f06

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