Police searched on Monday for a motive in the third mass shooting in Florida in two years, which left two people dead and 11 wounded in Jacksonville, before the gunman killed himself at a video game tournament. The shooting took place during a regional qualifier for the Madden 19 online game tournament at the GLHF Game Bar inside a pizza restaurant, according to the venue’s website. The winners of the contest go forward to the video game finals in Las Vegas and compete for $165,000. Game LivestreamedThe bar was livestreaming a football video game competition when the gunfire started, according to video shared on social media. Reacting to news of the shooting during the tournament involving its game, Madden 19 maker Electronic Arts Inc said it was working with authorities to gather facts.

Source: Egypt Independent August 27, 2018 06:45 UTC