jacksonville wheelcha jacksonville beach police, neptune beach police. but the majority of the county and the city is the same. the fdle is the state plain clothes investigative agency. in florida, they can't call them the fbi, because that would be confusing. so it's called the florida department of law enforcement. but they are the state's, you know, investigators. then you also have, of course, the florida highway patrol, the state troopers. so they're going to get plenty of help. they'll get even some federal help, fbi and atf usually come in on these mass shootings to back up the detectives. but the detectives have the ticket here. and the questions are, you know, once they get it all calmed down and the injured treated and the families reunited with their wounded colleagues and family members, then they're going to have an intense investigation, who are the shooters, are they in custody, is there more people out. is it a conspiracy. you know, evidence. because if the people are alive, they're going to be charged. they've reported one shooter deceas

at the jacksonville landing mall downtown. police there saying that one shooter is dead but local and federal authorities are continuing to search the area for any other suspects and for any victims inside. our fox news houston multimedia reporter saying her friend was inside and says he was there, his friends were there

we're following out of jacksonville, downtown jacksonville at the jacksonville landing, there has been a mass shooting taking place in the middle of a gaming tournament at a gaming bar. police are saying 11 people have been injured, 4 are dead. jacksonville police also saying on twitter that one suspect is dead. it's unknown if there is a second suspect. authorities are warning people to stay away from that area in downtown jacksonville called the jacksonville landing, claiming that the area is still not safe. we're told that gunfire erupted during what is known as a madden xbox football gaming tournament at that bar, at the game bar there in jacksonville. we do have video of what appears to be the shooting. you will hear it because this tournament was being livestreamed. we warn you that it is disturbing. >> it's going to be hard to get him on screen. it's a lot. >> it's not a tough out today. excuse me, not an easy out. [ gunfire ] >> what'd he shoot me with? oh! >> we have a team of correspondents looking into these breaking developments there out of jacksonville, florida. let's bri

jacksonville police are warning people to stay away from the area called jacksonville landing, saying the area is not safe at this time. it's unclear how many victims at this point there may be and how serious this shooting is, but it is being called a mass shooting, according to the sheriff's office there. atf is responding to the scene. wjxt anchor scott johnson joins me by phone. scott, what can you tell me about this game bar? what happens there, and what is being reported to have happened there? >> this is in a facility called the jacksonville landing, which is a center piece of downtown jacksonville. it is a major area where we have a lot of major concerts, gatherings, social events of that nature. it sounds like this may have been -- and we're still working to confirm some sort of video game tournament at one of the many restaurants in the jacksonville landing, chicago pizza, possibly a madden tournament. we don't know that for sure. what we do know is the jacksonville sheriff's office, our local police agency is asking for people to stay as far away from the landing area as po

john's river in jacksonville. your counsel at this point, seeing what we're seeing, your reaction. >> you know, real fast, police response. this is right in downtown jacksonville. this is the main entertainment venue outside in jacksonville. the sheriff's office in jacksonville is the city police. they incorporated the city and the county police many years ago back when i was a florida officer. so the county and the city is the same force. it's run by the sheriff. and they're all there in force. it's a big, big force. hopefully they've located and stopped the killing. that's the main objective of the first responding officers. and then, of course, immediately to treat the wounded, get them to trauma centers. >> early minutes of this, yet, of course, we're still trying to figure out what happened, how many people may have been injured in this shooting down in florida. let's just talk about the way this is being communicated thus far. i read a tweet there from the sheriff's office just a moment ago. is the way that

at jacksonville landing, popular are, nightclub area in jacksonville. they're asking the public to stay far away. sending out another tweet thing, we cannot stress enough to stay away, many blocks away. this, from the jacksonville sheriff's office. this beginning from the sheriff's office about 24 minutes ago. about 2:00 p.m. eastern. with that, we bring in a homicide detective, ted williams. ted, one thing we do know, unfortunately in the beginning of this is that initial reports are almost always wrong. but, when you hear a sheriff's office say mass shooting, stay away. the public stay away, the media stay away, many blocks away, you have to think that they at least have the situation under control. >> i would have to agree with you at this stage. it does not appear as if they have the situation under control. as a matter fact they're trying to get it under control. we know but it's been unconfirmed, there have been 11 shot of four possibly dead. this is unconfirmed. this area is an entertainment area. at this time in that area there is a video game t

it happened are nervous afternoon in jacksonville, florida, the jacksonville, florida, the jacksonville, landing. what we have been told as it happened at a sanctioned maddened championship series competition is what they were doing at the time, and four dead and 11 injured. the jacksonville sheriff‘s office still have the entire area ward and off, multiple units on the river right here, the incident happened right here in the downtown jacksonville area right on the water. we will have to leave it there but do keep us posted. plenty more on our website as well. thanks for watching. a wet and in places when the sunday across the uk with some heavy spells of rain and lots of south wales is 40 of rain and lots of south wales is a0 millimetres, close to two inches, but things slowly drying up from the west, that process continuing overnight as the process works its way. a long channel in the eastern coast. showers across the midlands, wales and parts of northern england and scotland and northern ireland but for most the lot of dry weather overnight. clearer skies and not as cool with lows

this is an area in downtown jacksonville that a lot of people work monday through friday. unless there is a sporting event or festival, you won't see too many people on the weekends. the landing has been there for about 30 years. you have the high-rises and the river front view, and restaurants and shops in there. and now, personally speaking, i have been inside of this restaurant where it happened. it is called chicago pizza. recently they opened up a game bar for gamers inside of the venue. that is where this official madden sports gaming tournament was taking place. as you heard there, the gunshots and the terror and the mayhem were caught and posted online. as far as the details, the police are telling us right now that one person who is believed to be the shooter is dead somewhere at the scene. they are saying that it is multiple fatal tis, but they have not released the official numbers yet. again, my sources are telling me 15 total people shot right now, and at least four are dead. i have spoken to the general manager of a restaurant down the road here at the landin

so i want to take a minute to thank the men and women of jacksonville sheriff's office and the jacksonville fire and rescue for their incredible response today. so we spent a lot of time training together and separately for events like this. and we pray obviously that it never happens. but to day it did. and they were prepared. i also want to thank our partners, many law enforcement partners that stepped up with us to day to work through the challenges when he today. so with that, i will invite our mayor to say a few words. mayor? >> thank you, sheriff. today, this evening, tonight jacksonville is mourning. we have faced an occurrence that is all too common and will require us to continue to do the hard work of public safety to make sure that people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight we pray for the wounded and we pray for families of those who were lost. sheriff williams and jso are working with state attorney nelson and law enforcement professionals from local, state, and federal agencies. we thank them for quickly responding and securing our downtown. our lo

it happened at jacksonville landing. a short time ago, the jacksonville sheriff gave a briefing. here is part of what he said. >> he had no outstanding suspects at this time. no outstanding suspects. we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased. at the scene at this point. he is a white male. we're still working to confirm his identity. we have deceased victims at the scene and injured people at the hospital. we'll release counts later on. we don't have a count right now. >> let's go straight to florida right now. give us a quick summary of what it is that we have learned since the shooting has taken place? >> as you just heard, the sheriff right now, this he have finished taking a look at the landing. they have swept the entire building at this point. you heard them say they have people that are deceased inside that building. many more who were taken to the hospital. take a listen to a video that is purported to be of that video game tournament when the shooting began. take a listen to this. >> a lot of good games going on today. >> it's going to be hard to get them on strea

>>>ntinue following breaking news from jacksonville. four people dead after a shooting at a video game tournament. ill ahead, a young woman describing the scene right after the shooting. and from broadway stages to hollywood studios, his plays are cemented in american culture. more >>> a sweeping apology today by ope francis over decades of sexual abuse by priests. his pontiff is issuing apology during his visit to ireland. the vaticanew faces allegations from a retired vatican official. the official says he told pope francis about disgraced former archbishop of washington. this was darcy spencer's live with a protest held in northwest d.c. and whatemstrators are demanding.rc >> erica, i can tell you that protesters are not satisfied a with apology from the pope. and today they'ren calling world, the cardinal, archbishop of wassington to amid this scandal. the group is catholics for they say he is part of the problem facing the catholic church right now. they protested after an unscheduled homly here in northwest. this is video of that

it's not immediately clear if they are fatalities or jacksonville sheriff's office has tweeted that people should stay away from the area and it's added that the attack streamed live online and we're just hearing now that they off a tallit seize in this incident in this mass shooting in jacksonville not clear about the number of people killed but we'll bring you that information as soon as we have it in the meantime let's speak to joe who's got the sports news for us ali thank you well there was a huge crash at the start of the belgian grand prix for nandrolone ses mclaren flew straight over the top of another car but thankfully the halo protection system did its job and nobody was hurt it was a bastion vettel who won the race to close the gap on championship leader lewis hamilton david stokes wraps up the action. after a four week summer break it. was barely four seconds before we saw one of the most dramatic crashes in formula one history i think of eco holcomb berg looked up. plowed into the back of financial and so we took off and landed straight on top of charles the cook's alb

jacksonville becomes another on the list of u.s. communities to be affected by gun violence. german chancellor angela merkel has warned against damaging fundamental democratic institutions such as a free press and an independent judiciary she made the comments in a wide ranging interview with the german public broadcaster that also touched on climate issues and foreign policy when asked about relations with the u.s. she reiterated comments she has made in the past that germany needs to take on more responsibility and forge stronger european alliances including in matters pertaining to its military. invasion just for some analysis on the german chancellor's interview i'm now joined in the studio by did a big political correspondent kate brady to have it here so i want to begin first by listening to just a little bit of what the chancellor said about democracy during that interview i will get back to the makati democracy is more than just someone winning the majority democracy also means protecting minorities freedom of the press the ability to assemble freely and independent.

it happened at jacksonville landing. a short time ago, the jacksonville sheriff gave a briefing. here is part of what he said. >> he had no outstanding suspects at this time. no outstanding suspects. we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased. at the scene at this point. he is a white male. we're still working to confirm his identity. we have deceased victims at the scene and injured people at the hospital. we'll release counts later on. we don't have a count right now. >> let's go straight to florida right now. give us a quick summary of what it is that we have learned since the shooting has taken place? >> as you just heard, the sheriff right now, this he have finished taking a look at the

jacksonville's sheriff was speaking moments ago on his part of what he had to say who we know at this point we have no outstanding saucepans at this time . but we have one suspect in this case he is deceased at the scene at this point he's a white male we're still working to confirm his identity. we have seen victims that we also have people at the hospital we rule we don't don't have it you know for today. and following that story for us and joining us now from washington is the correspondent custom phenomenon so custom the sheriff releasing a few details about the suspect there do we know anything further about him no we don't know much really about the suspect why it's mayo as the sheriff said but he would not confirm reports that the man was living in the jacksonville area so he did not confirm reports that the shooter that that suspect there was a game one of the players at a tournament of video games players who was disgruntled or went mad because he lost there were a number of media organizations reporting that but the sheriff was very cautious saying no this still has to be de

at the jacksonville landing mall downtown. police there saying that one shooter is dead but local and federal authorities are continuing to search the area for any other suspects and for any victims inside. our fox news houston multimedia reporter saying her friend was inside and says he was there, his friends were there and some of them were killed. he says a gamer who lost a game quote - went crazy and started shooting up the room. we're going to get that eyewitness on the phone shortly. meanwhile, local law enforcement and federal agents still on the scene. we'll stay on top of this and keep you updated as we learn more and await the press conference from the jacksonville sheriff they are headed by mike williams. eric: first, the nation remembers a political giant. flags flying at half staff at the u.s. capitol and the white house in honor of senator john mccain. who as you know lost his year-long battle with brain cancer at the age of 81 yesterday. this is a brand-new hour of "americas news headquarters", i'm eric shawn. a

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today, this evening, tonight, jacksonville is mourning. we have faced an occurrence that is all too common, and we will have to ensure people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight we pray for the wounded, we pray for the families of those who are lost. sheriff williams and jso are working with law enforcement professionals from state and federal agencies, and we thank them for quickly responding in securing our downtown. our local professionals rapidly responded, running into chaos to start saving lives. local medical personnel at several hospitals responded perfectly. at terrible times, we see the best in people, and today is no different. there are witnesses who have not hesitated to talk to law enforcement, and we need that to continue. if you have any relevant information about this incident, you should call the numbers the sheriff and his team are publicising. governor scott and scores of leaders from around the state have expressed their condolences and support. to all those and anyone watching, i say this

it has happened at a shopping mall in jacksonville, florida. early days and the information is still coming m, and the information is still coming in, but these reports are of a shooting amongst a group of people playing a video game at this shopping complex in jacksonville, florida. the game was actually being streamed live at the time and the streamed live at the time and the stream was interrupted by the sound of multiple gunshots. the picture we nt of multiple gunshots. the picture went away but you could continue to hear the sound and there was the distressing sound of people screaming in the background. the jacksonville sheriff department has described it as a mass shooting. they haven't precisely identified what they mean by that but they say that many people have been wounded, there are reports of multiple fatalities, many people having been taken to hospital, but one suspect is said to be dead at the scene, thatis is said to be dead at the scene, that is according to the sheriff department. what the swat team office rs department. what

shooting in jacks jacksonville has ties to the bay area. city where e.a. is head quartered. mary ann? >> reporter: i can tell you that the competitors in today's tournament in jacksonville were playing the video game madden 19 and that was a gape just releme released this month and developed here in redwood city. today the company issued a statement saying we are aware of an incident at a sanctioned madden championship series competition in jacksonville. we are working with authorities to gather facts at this stage, this is a horrible situation and our deepest sympathies go out to all involved. in florida, some witnesses say the gunman david katz was eliminated from the tournament. similar tournaments are often held here. while no competitions have ever turned violent, tensions can escalate. >> people definitely get upset sometimes with video games. ey the best. we never have huge outbursts but occasionally, there will be somebody that may say a bad word or lash out but we always try to make sure they are calm. >> reporter: tonight, some pl

four killed and dozen injured after a gun moon opens fire inside a video game tournament in jacksonville, florida. >> it was video game from e-sports from the base in the bay area. we are live outside the ea headquarters with more on the developing story, and i understand authorities released the name of the suspect in the shooting. >> reporter: yes, i have. we do know that the suspect was one of the people that was killed, also, 11 people were taken to the hospital, and you're right, this was all happening at an nfl sports tournament going on in jacksonville, florida. what happened was they were all playing the madden '19 game, developed by electronic arts headquartered here in redwood city behind me. in the middle of the live stream competiti competition, the shooting started, sheriff deputies converged on the scene, a popular entertainment complex along jacksonville's river front. they blocked off that area. >> we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased at the scene at this point. he is a white male. working to confirm his identity. we have deceased victims at the scene and inju

three people are dead after a gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. the single suspect in this case is a white male, and it's pending confirmation we believe him to be 24—year—old david katz from baltimore, maryland. pope francis ends his visit to ireland, saying he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the roman catholic church. one of the kings of broadway. american playwright neil simon dies at the age of 91. and celebrating 100 years since the birth of legendary composer and musician, leonard bernstein. hello and welcome to the programme. there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville in florida. the sheriff's office has confirmed three people are dead, one of them the gunman. 1a other people were injured. the gunman is believed to have been at the tournament and has been named as 24—year—old david katz from baltimore. the mayor ofjacksonville has been speaking to the press. at terrible times we see the best in people. and today is no different. for our witnesses, who have not hesitated to

in jacksonville with fox news. >> ea sports produces a popular madden videogame. the company released a statement last night. the tragic situation that occurred sunday in jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn. our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today all of us have electronic electronic arts are devastated and we join the community and thinking the first responders who were quickly on the scene. our focus right now is on those affected and supporting law enforcement as they continue their investigation into this crime. >>> tributes continue to pour in for senator john mccain. later today when the senate meets numbers will drape a black cloth over senator mccain's chair and lay flowers on his desk. senator mccain died saturday at the age of 81, just one day after announcing he was ending treatment for an aggressive form of rain cancer many of mccain's colleagues ahi years of public service. in a statement senate majority saying, quote, in an era filled with cynicism about nation

yeah first of all it's a very somber scene it is an absolute tragedy and jacksonville not proud to be in the spotlight all across the globe we're working to get more details read it just talk with the jacksonville sheriff's office and spoke with other investigators right now we know that there are multiple fatalities there are multiple victims i have been speaking with my sources my sources tell me between thirteen and fifteen total people shot at least four dead one of the four did you see the suspected shooter that person is dead here at the scene we are waiting for more details but you have some unconfirmed information and some games what i endured for my sources is the shooter was not from jacksonville was not from the state of florida was actually from somewhere further let me give you a little background that happened about one thirty pm eastern time here in jacksonville here is a different front for it is an area that a lot of poor so we had an n.f.l. football match last night with the atlanta falcons and the jacksonville jaguars you had a lot of people staying in town coming a

the mayor of jacksonville has been speaking to the press. at terrible times, we see the best in people, and today is no different. there are witnesses who have not hesitated to talk to law enforcement, and we need that to continue. if you have any relevant information about this incident, you should call the numbers the sheriff and his team are publicising. governor scott and scores of leaders from around the state have expressed their condolences and support. to all those, and anyone watching, i say this. pray forjacksonville as we deal with this senseless tragedy. for those video gamers who saw the shootings take place, it was terrifying experience. we heard one shot, and it sounded like a balloon pop. then we heard the second, third and fourth shots, and after that, that's when we ducked down and everybody else started coming out, trying to escape for their lives. screaming, there's shooting, i heard gunshots, people just running, pushing each other, just getting out of the landing. i seen a grown man, like, shot, like, terrified, like...

this is a very popular the most popular district of sun for jacksonville an area called the landing it situated between the high rise buildings of downtown and the sound john's river who is running towards the atlantic there and there's a river walk there's lots of bars and cafes entertainment complexes so this is a place where a lot of people go to and again we don't know yet whether this shooting was directly connected to the video game solomons but even if the shooter just was looking for a place where a lot of people gather the landing in jacksonville is a very good place to go if you want to wreak havoc. cost and phenomena bring us the very latest in washington thank you. german chancellor i'm going to macko has one day against damaging fundamental democratic institutions such as a free press and an independent judiciary she made the comments in a wide ranging interview with a german public broadcaster that also touched on climate issues and foreign policy when asked about the relations with the u.s. she reiterated comments she had made in the past that our gemini needs to take on

today, this evening and tonight, jacksonville is mourning. we have faced an occurrence that is all too common and will require us to do the ha rd common and will require us to do the hard work of public safety to ensure that people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight, we pray for the wounded and with pray for the families of those who were lost. sheriff williams and j s who were lost. sheriff williams and jsoare who were lost. sheriff williams and j s o are working with state attorney nelson and law enforcement officials from local, state and federal agencies. we thank them for quickly responding and securing our downtown. our local fire and rescue professionals rapidly responded by running into chaos to start saving lives. local medical personnel at several hospitals responded perfectly. at terrible times, we see the best in people. and today is no different. there are witnesses who do not hesitate to talk to law enforcement and we need that to continue. if you have any relevant information about this incident, y

lauren blanchard is joining us live a from jacksonville. police are still trying to find out why the gun man did this. >> reporter: that's right. police have given us some information about this suspected gunman. 24-year-old david katz of baltimore late -- of old or maryland. at this point police are still trying to piece together exactly why. >> the fbi is assisting us with that leg of the investigation. >> reporter: hundreds of miles from the jacksonville shootings the federal agents raided the baltimore townhouse which belongs to catch his father. officials entering the home heavily armed and wearing proof vests. searching the property for clues. >> he is a well-known competitor. >>> what cast is believed to have opened fire using a during a matter 19 nfl deal game competition in jacksonville sunday. he fired off multiple rounds. killing other gamers before turning the gun on himself. several were injured by gunfire and a couple more were hurt fleeing the chaotic scene. this is the third major mass shooting in florida in the last two yea

la balacera ocurriÓ en el complejo jacksonville, durante el evento en 1 bar de videojuegos. el mall, ubicado en el centro de la ciudad, comprende tiendas, restaurantes y bares orillas del rÍo. los heridos fueron trasladados al hospital cercano como el memorial, donde estÁ siendo atendidos tres de los heridos que estÁn en condiciÓn estable. se reporta que al menos tres de los heridos fueron baleados en mÁs de una vez. >> la persona, ni amigo habÍa salido de allÍ estaba diciendo que en otro juego. el tipo habÍa perdido. mario: a las redes sociales se han filtrado varios vÍdeos donde se escuchan claramente los disparos. todos hechos con la misma arma de fuego. las autoridades han especificado que el tipo de arma que usÓ el atacante es una pistola o revolver se sabe que el pÁnico cundiÓ entre los presentes cuando se escuchaban los disparos y que algunos corrieron huyendo del lugar, mientras otros se refugiaron en espacios cerrados para evitar las balas. el gobernador de la florida se puso en contacto con el sheriff williams para facilitarle los recursos estatales que

la ciudad de jacksonville estÁ de luto que dos jÓvenes perdieron la vida y nueve resultaron heridas de bala durante el ataque que protagonizÓ otro joven en o centro comercial en una competencia de videojuegos. segÚn las autoridades, elvis soler ha seguido la vida en la escena de los hechos. pasa mÁs en vivo con mario que nos tiene lo mÁs reciente de esta tragedia. mario: buenas noches. el pÁnico se desatÓ en un de estas entre comerciales. jÓvenes de varias ciudades de los estados unidos, desde nueva york hasta el sur de la florida, participaban en un torno de videojuegos cuando de repente comenzaron los disparos. lo que comenzÓ como una competencia de videojuegos en un centro comercial de jacksonville, florida, terminen tragedia. un tiroteo dejÓ a tres personas muertas, incluido el atacante, quien se habrÍa quitado la vida en la escena de los hechos. segÚn el sheriff, williams, el pistolero fue identificado como david, un hombre blanco de 24 aÑos y residente en la ciudad de baltimore. williams dijo que el fbi allanÓ la casa del agresor como parte de la investigaciÓn.ocurr

new developments in the deadly shooting rampage at a video game tournament in jacksonville, florida. the red laser dot, you can see on one of the victims who was then shot. authorities say david katz was armed with two handguns when he opening fired, killing two, wounding at least 11, as many were watching the competition unfold right in front of their eyes online. the fbi swarming his home in baltimore tonight. and abc's victor oquendo from jacksonville. >> reporter: the shooting began around 1:30 sunday afternoon inside this jacksonville mall, where hundreds of people from around the country came to play in a "madden nfl 19" video game tournament. among them, 24-year-old david katz. on the livestream of the competition, you can hear the shots police say he fired, then the screams. before the broadcast cuts out -- >> what did he shoot me with? >> i seen somebody's body on the ground. i seen a kid with blood all over his clothes. >> reporter: before taking his own life, police say katz killed two gamers, 28-year-old taylor robertson and 22-year-old elijah clayton. >> he was a good ma

four people are dead after a gunman opend fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased. he is a white male and we are still to confirm his identity. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland. he says he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the catholic church. i'm lukwesa barak, in london. also in the programme: australia's new prime minister announces his first cabinet, but can he heal the deep divisions within his government? a mass grave in sri lanka's former war zone in the north west of the country. in the north—west of the country. dozens of skeletons have been unearthed. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the us state of florida where there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. the sheriff's office has reported multiple fatalities, with at least four dead. many more people were taken to hospital. our north america corresponde

ahora regreso desde jacksonville, florida con ustedes al estudio. borja: muchas gracias por toda tu informaciÓn. chequeando las redes sociales, hay una madre que ha compartido su angustia de no saber nada de su hijo que fue vÍctima del tiroteo. ahÍ vamos a ver el crit que puso en donde tambiÉn subiÓ fotos de su mochila ensangrentada y dice: " mi hijo fue tiroteado tres veces. por favor, tengan en sus oraciones". allÍ lo podemos ver en el hospital con el gobernador rick scott de la florida. ahÍ podemos ver cuando el gobernador visitÓ a su hijo y ha compartido las imÁgenes en las redes sociales. es la angustia de una madre por no saber nada sobre el estado de salud de una de las vÍctimas. afortunadamente se recuperan un hospital. carolina: afortunadamente vive para poder contarlo. la hija del presidente y asesora de la casa blanca, ivanka trump, residiÓ una ola de crÍticas en las redes sociales tras enviar un mensaje a las familias de las vÍctimas de la balacera en florida en donde dijo: " mientras esperamos mÁs detalles nuestros corazon

today, this evening, tonight, jacksonville is mourning. we have faced an occurrence that is all too common that will require us to continue to do the hard work of public safety to make sure that people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight we pray for the wounded, and we for the families -- and we pray for the families of those that are lost. the sheriff are working with law enforcement officials from local state and federal agent sis. -- agencies. we thank them for quickly responding and securing our downtown. they rapidly responded running into chaos to start saving lives. local medical personnel at several hospitals responded perfectly. at terrible times, we see the best in people. and today is no different. there are witnesses who have not hesitated to talk to law enforcement, and with e need that to continue. -- and we need that to continue. if you have any information about this incident you should call numbers that have been publicized. the governor has expressed the condolences and support. pray for jacks

. >> reporter: so the area is called the jacksonville landing. it's in the heart of downtown jacksonville. there are high-rise office buildings all around us. the landing is sort of an indoor/outdoor mall with restaurants. there's some shopping. it's been at the heart of discussions in the past relating to safety. there have been shootings here in the past including at another event called art walk which is where local galleries and vendors come out in downtown jacksonville. so tassafety concerns surrounde the landing for a while now. it's right on the heart -- on the river front of the st. johns river here in jacksonville. it is -- the landing has arguably seen better days. a lot of the properties inside are vacant. and there are still some bars and restaurants and it's our understanding that this event was taking place at one of the restaurants inside. >> tessa, walk us through what you've learned about how this went down. what are you hearing from witnesses and police? >> reporter: our understanding that there was a video game tournament going

today, this evening, tonight, jacksonville is mourning. we have faced an occurrence that is all too common, and we will have two ensure people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight we pray for the wounded, we pray for the families of those who are lost. sheriff williams and jso are working with law enforcement professionals from state and federal agencies, and we thank them for quickly responding in securing our downtown. our local professionals rapidly responded, running into chaos to start saving lives. local medical personnel at several hospitals responded perfectly. at terrible times, we see the best in people, and today is no different. there are witnesses who have not hesitated to talk to law enforcement, and we need that to continue. if you have any relevant information about this incident, you should call the numbers the sheriff and his team are publicising. governor scott and scores of leaders from around the state had expressed their condolences and support. to all those and anyone watching, i say this,

this happened at the jacksonville landing. the game was taking place in a bar attached to a pizza shop. 11 other people were hurt. >> everyone running for their lives. people were being trampled. people were hiding. and everyone was screaming in fear. no one ever expects to see something like this. >> it was a lot. it was pop, pop, pop, pop. all you heard was gunshots. >> electronic arts is the maker of the game. he said all of us at ark arts are devastate bid this horrific event. and the focus are on those affected and supporting law enforcement as they continue their investigation into the crime. the company is based in redwood city. >>> family members and friends of mollie tibbetts gathered to pay their final respects. more than a thousand people filled her old high school gym for her funeral yesterday. they grew up in oakland and attend corpus christy school in piedmont. she died after being stabbed several times. 24-year-old christian rivera is in jail facing a first-degree murder charge for her death. >>> the sheriff's o

nine others were shot in jacksonville, florida. >> tribute support for john mccain. mccain died yesterday following a battle with brain cancer. the republican will lie in state inside arizona's capitol on wednesday, his 82ness birthday. he will be buried at the naval academy in maryland. >> family, friends and coworkers honor a petty cabdriver. he died from injures he suffered when he was struck in june. police are hoping someone will help him capture the driver. >> the pope had a sweeping apology as a new scandal is emerging, accusing pope francis and pope benedict of knowing about allegations and failing to act. >> david wright is in ireland with the pontiff's statement. >> at his open mass in dublin today, pope francis broke from the script. switching to spanish, he made an unprecedented plea for forgiveness for a detailed list of sins created by the church, abuses of power, conscious and sexual abuse. >> the mass was not exactly full to capacity. many others gathered elsewhere to protest. >> you think he gets it? >> i think he knows a great deal more than his pub

jacksonville is located 140 miles north of orlando. ktvu's rob malcolm joins us now local he newsroom with what law enforcement, three people including the gunman were shot and killed. 11 others injured. the suspect only described as a 24-year-old white man, david katz from baltimore, maryland. investigators believe he was a gamer at the competition and they are trying to find out where he was staying while he was in florida. that shooting took place during a qualifying videogame tournament for madden nfl 19. the event was held inside the game bar inside jacksonville landing. this is an open air marketplace with stores, bars, and restaurants located in downtown jacksonville, florida. hours ago, the shifto dated -- updated the media on the shooting. >> we have no outstanding suspects at this time. we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased at the scene. he is a white male. we are still working to confirm his identity. we have deceased victims at the scene. we also have injured people at the hospital. we will release kountze later

johns river in downtown jacksonville. the bar was hosting an x-box 1 gaming tournament, semifinals at the southeast qualifier. the top two players would go on to play at the madden live championships in las vegas in october. the games were being live streamed on a popular site where fans watch live internet streams of these video game tournaments. the video -- the video we are about to play is disturbing. you can hear about 14 shots in the background. a witness at the tournament tells fox news a gamer who had just lost just started shooting up the room. this witness says some of his friends had died. he was outside making a phone call and saw people running out. there was no way to get out. so i was really confused because i was outside the building already. i was really confused how people got out. but a friend who was inside told me that when everything started happening, a lot of the guys actually barricaded themselves in a very large bathroom and they were kind of like behind the stalls. so they stayed in there the en

>>> tonight breaking news out of jacksonville, florida. a mass shooting at a gaming tournament leaves multiple people dead. what we know about the shooter and the moments that led up to the attack. >>> honoring senator john mccain, the war hero turned american statesman. >> my country saved me and i cannot forget it. i will fight for her as long as i draw breh, so help me god. >> his passing drawing heart felt tributes from members of both parties and across the country. >>> and the passing of another american icon, neil simon who gave us classics like "the odd couple" remembering the man who redefined comedy. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie. jacksonville, florida is the latest american city to suffer a mass casualty shooting. it happened at a gaming competition this afternoon in a pizza restaurant. police say multiple people were killed and the suspect is dead. tonight the question once again, why? the audio you are about to hear remains unconfirmed but is believed to be from the momen

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on the live stream of sunday's video game tournament in jacksonville, florida. moments later the screams of players running for their lives. jacksonville firefighters were training nearby and jumped into action. >> there were people swarming up the road and one guy was lifting up his shirt saying that he was shot and you could tell that he was shot in the chest. >> it was real people. it was real pain. it was real grief. it is not a video game. >> reporter: toshiba sharon was commentating on the tournament when police say a gamer opened fire. >> there's people like you and i there dying out here for no reason. >> reporter: cbs affiliate wjax is reporting that gamers eli clayton and taylor robertson were killed in the shooting. sue hale lopez's son was shot three times. >> he's facing the fact he might not even be able to use his hand ever again. it's extreme. >> reporter: the gunman is identified as david katz, a 24- year-old from maryland. >> i think personally i'm one of the better players. i like to let my game prove that. >> reporter: this video shows him af

. >> this evening, tonight, jacksonville is mourning. pray j forksonville as we deal with this tragedy. >>> and, from arizona to annapolis, services and tributes lasting five days. what we are now learning about the plans to honor senator john mccain. >> announcer: news 4 at 11 starts now. >>> horror for dozens inside jacksonville, florida. a man goes on a shooting rampage during a live video game tournament. good evening. we leaed the shooter is 24-year-old david cass. tonight federal agentslu ing the fbi and atf searched a home in baltimore whee he may h been living. he committ suicide but not before killing two other people and wounding nearly a dozen others. >> reporter: competitors flockes to jville to play an nfl video game. livee middle of the streaming competition the shooting started. [ gunfire ] >> the first shot everybody just turned around and looked. after the second, third, fourth shots, everyone just took off he exit. or >> reporter: authorities converged on the scene. an entertainment complex along the city's river front.

the jacksonville sheriff's office declined to discuss a possible motive, but said that he was in jacksonville for the video game competition. one of the two victims has been identified as 22-year-old elijah clane of california. a statement was putting out saying his happy smile and compassion invoked a similar attitude in others. >>> switching gears as the country and the world continues to pay tribute to senator john mccain following his death after a battle with brain cancer, as plans to honor his life and legacy take shape. arizona's governor announced mccain will lie in state at the arizona capital on wednesday on what would have been the senator's 82nd birthday. a private ceremony will be held that morning followed by a public viewing that afternoon and evening. senator mccain's funeral is set to be held thursday morning at north phoenix baptist church. his body will be transported from arizona to the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c. where he will lie in state on friday. that honor has been bestowed on only 32 other people includes presidents lincoln, tass, kennedy, ford and reagan. on s

a gunman opened fire during a video game tournament until jacksonville, florida, killing three people including himself. one witness barricaded inside a bathroom, along with dozens of others, trying to escape the shooter. >> everybody was freaking out. >> what were people saying? >> the adrenaline at the time, i think a couple people mentioned their kids. a couple people were just like -- i don't know exactly. i just know a couple people panicked and i told them god's got our back. >> the sheriff has identified the shooter as david katz, 24 of baltimore. they did confirm he was in town for the nfl ma den 19 competition. the first shots appeared to ring out from the video tournament. nbc's dan shanman has the latest. we want to warn you somehe vide >> competitors flock to jacksonville to compete in the video game tournament. >> the first shot everyone look, and after the second, third and fourth shot everyone ran for the exit. >> authorities converged on the scene, witnesses ran for cover. >> i seen somebody on the ground. i seen a body on the ground. i seen a kid with blood all over h

jacksonville authorities getting to work quickly on this investigation. reporting that two victims were killed. 11 were hurt and the gunman, david katz of blaltimore, turne the gun on himself and shooting himself. this happened at a mall area yesterday afternoon. ind. , we met with his brother, his brother is going ta bey but he's heartbroken about what happened in florida. >> sad, for all of the people that, you know, their families, the ones that have to go throt h whey're going through. and yet, a little relieved. so, just mixed emotions. >> reporter: inalmore, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and fireworks was searching for evidence to help the investigation. we know the fbi is joining that investigation, as well, down in florida. ck out live here again. the video game toungament say they're going to work to enhance their security here at their h event, starts at the dulles expo on friday and runs through the weekend. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thanks. >>> the time is 04. new details about the plans to honor john mccain. from arizona to washi