Eli ‘Trueboy’ Clayton, a 22-year-old from Ballard, West Virginia, has been identified as one of the victims who was murdered by 24-year-old David Katz at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, August 26.
According to reports, Katz, a player at the tournament who lost earlier in the day who went by the names “BREAD” and “RavensChamp,” has been identified as the lone gunman who carried out the mass shooting at Jackson Landing. He used a semi-automatic hand gun in the attack.
27-year-old Taylor Robertson, aka SpotMePlzzz, was identified as the second fatality.
In videos from the scene (which are disturbing), Clayton can be seen with a laser-pointer fixated on his chest moments before the shooting.
Along with the two fatalities, Katz injured 11 others before turning the gun on himself.
via CNN:
David Katz, a 24-year-old gamer from Baltimore, Maryland, was in Jacksonville for the tournament at GLHF Game Bar, in the back of a pizza restaurant. On Sunday, he brought a gun into the venue and opened fire, killing two people. Then he turned the gun on himself, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said. Police have not released a possible motive.
Katz used at least one handgun in the shooting, the sheriff said. Nine other people suffered gunshot wounds and two people were injured fleeing the area, Williams said. The victims were all in stable condition at local hospitals, the sheriff said.
The horror that unfolded was captured on an online stream of the event, posted the website Twitch. The game abruptly stopped after several shots were heard.
Shortly after 1:30 p.m., 911 calls started pouring in about a shooting, according to Williams. Officers were on the scene within two minutes.
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According to Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, nine of the non-fatal injuries were gunshot wounds and two were sustained while fleeing the scene.
The tournament, which was held at a bar in the Jacksonville Landing outdoor mall and was hosted by games publisher Electronic Arts, featured about 150 gamers who were competing for a $5,000 prize. The winner was set to go on to a finals tournament in Las Vegas with a $125,000 prize.
On Monday morning, the Memorial Hospital released the names of four of the victims:
– George Amadeo II, 17, is in good condition
– David Echevarria, 28, was treated for minor injuries and released –
– Alexander Madunic, 27, is in good condition after a gunshot wound to the foot
– Christopher McFarland, 31, is in good condition after a bullet graze to the head
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this time.
