JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly a dozen people were wounded during a shooting at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday, according to multiple reports.
The Jacksonville sheriff said that there were two victims who died at the scene.
The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Nine patients were being treated at a Jacksonville area hospital.
The governor of Florida went to Twitter shortly after the shooting to say that he is in contact with the sheriff’s office to lend support.
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The governor of Florida went to Twitter shortly after the shooting to say that he is in contact with the sheriff’s office to lend support.
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President Donald Trump has also been briefed on the situation, according to our Washington Insider Jaime Dupree.
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His daughter Ivanka Trump did reach out on Twitter.
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Florida Senator Bill Nelson releases statement about the shooting saying in part, “Word of another tragic mass shooting in our state brings shock and outrage.”
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Sen. Marco Rubio calls the shooting “horrifying news.”
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EA Sports, which sanctioned the video game tournament, also Tweeted.
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As did Tim Tebow.
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