The Gamers Arms

Four dead, 11 injured

Suspect dead at the scene.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... s-shooting

https://www.pcgamer.com/multiple-people ... n-florida/

Florida again. How many mass shooting do that have in that state?

It's crazy. I don't even know what to say any more. How can any government or authority tolerate a situation where people take their lives in their hands attending any gathering, public space or simply go to school or college? I just have no words...

Although it seems this has not been officially confirmed, the LA Times is apparently reporting that one of the gamers present said it was a white male who lost his game and opened fire on people.

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Sly Boots wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:11 pm

Although it seems this has not been officially confirmed, the LA Times is apparently reporting that one of the gamers present said it was a white male who lost his game and opened fire on people.

BBC News appears to confirm this -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45315970

Some reports in US media say Katz was a known gamer, using the name "Bread" or "Sliced Bread", and had been the winner of at least one Madden championship in 2017.

He was believed to have been staying in a nearby hotel.

I just boggles my mind. Obviously there is no reasonable cause for doing something like this, but to have reacted in such a way to losing a game is particularly spurious.

More info on the shooter and his two victims (not four as was being reported last night):

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/d ... r-13145290