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Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at video game tournament in Florida

Published 19:59 26 Aug 2018 BST

Updated 20:00 26 Aug 2018 BST

Rudi Kinsella
Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at video game tournament in Florida

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Tragic news.

A mass shooting has been reported in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jacksonville Sherrif's Office warned people to "stay far away from the area" in a tweet on Sunday night. https://twitter.com/JSOPIO/status/1033779451144888320 They followed up this tweet with another stressing the importance of the warning. https://twitter.com/JSOPIO/status/1033780173131407362 Police are yet to confirm the number of people affected as of yet, but CNN have reported that "multiple people" have been shot. https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1033782752087289857 It has been confirmed that the shooting took place at a video game tournament. Local news anchor Vic Micolucci took to Twitter to report that 15 people have been shot with at least four victims believed to be dead. https://twitter.com/WJXTvic/status/1033790676704669697 PMBreakingNews posted a video which featured some of the harrowing audio sounds of the incident. Warning: Readers may find the following audio clip distressing: https://twitter.com/PMBreakingNews/status/1033779460900839426 The video game tournament was being streamed on Twitch to a number of viewers. Police say that the situation is still unfolding.

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Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at video game tournament in Florida