eSports

Two dead, eleven injured after shooting at eSports event in USA

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6 years ago

August 28, 2018

Niji Narayan

Two dead, eleven injured after shooting at eSports event in USA

Photo Credits: Laura Heald (AP)

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A gun-wielding man participating in the Madden NFL’19, a popular American football-based eSport event held at the GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida, has opened shooting, killing two persons and injuring 11 people. The man, later identified as David Katz from Baltimore, had won other tournaments. He started mass shooting at the disappointment and anger out of losing a game.

Unconfirmed reports say Katz became upset after losing at the game and shot two other players and wounded several others before turning the gun on himself.

Source: intergameonline.com

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.