he just finished the final fwam. he heard shooting so he ran into the bathroom and locked the door and said if anything happens, i love you. and then we heard back that he was okay after a while, the police came in but two of his best friends were killed. that is the father of a witness describing the chaotic moments following a mass shooting in jacksonville, florida. the sheriff s office there says there are multiple deaths following a mass shooting at a video game tournament. a it happened at a downtown marketplace called jacksonville landing. live from florida, good to have you with us. bring us up to speed on what we learned this hour in terms of
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you mentioned there was a video game tournament happening at the landing. that s that mall that has shops and restaurants. this was a tournament that had been planned ahead of time. they had put up some information on a website for the restaurant where this was taking place. it was a video game wbar. there was a live stream going on of that video game tournament and actually captured the moments when that shooting unfolded. the jacksonville sheriff s office has been warning people for the last hour or so to stay away from the area, that it was very dangerous, that the whole situation was still unfolding. they had said there are multiple fatalities at the scene and that many people have been transported. i just want to point out that this is the second high-profile shooting in jacksonville, in as many days. there was a shooting just two days ago at a high school football game in jacksonville, three people were shot. one person was killed. so this mass shooting coming just within the las
that is reflective of i hope how we re shifting our views on women and how women are increasingly allowed to be a bit more complicated in public. jill, so good to talk to you. thank you very much. great piece. i hope we can talk again soon. thanks. want to return to breaking news i mentioned a few moments ago out of florida, out of the panhandle. t the sheriff s office confirming a shooting has taken place. we have reports the shooting occurred at a game bar during a video game tournament. that information remains unconfirmed by nbc news. we have a sheriff s tweet from the sheriff s department in jacksonville. mass shooting at the jacksonville landing. stay away from the area, the area is not safe at this time. stay away. joining me now is retired atf special agent in charge and msnbc contributor, jim cavanaugh. jim, i want your reaction to this.
four people have been killed. 11 injured, according to two police sources. again, according to our affiliate in jacksonville, florida. a lot of the information we are getting this afternoon comes from the jacksonville sheriff s office. they were advising folks to stay away from the area. the area is not safe at this time in all caps. stay away. they urge people. they re indicating that a methodical search is happening of that facility in jacksonville, florida. it apparently occurred at a game bar during a video game tournament. that information, however, remains unconfirmed by nbc news. continuing to monitor that, continuing to dig into what happened, when this happened. i want to play a little bit of tape here, again, from that affiliate from wtlv in florida, what happened after that shooting took place. yes, we are out here with rico martinez right now. he was actually outside of chicago pizza. you were down here checking things out. what brought you to downtown? i was just check