Chilling moment laser-sight targets one of two video gamers shot and killed by losing contestant before the dead-eyed murderer turned his handgun on himself during Florida competition
David Katz, 24, has been identified as the shooter who killed himself at scene
Killed were West Virginian Taylor Robertson, 27, and Californian Eli Clayton, 22
Mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday also left 11 others injured
Shooting broke out during the Madden NFL gaming tournament in Jacksonville
Witnesses say the shooter was a pro gamer who had just lost in the tournament
Other gamers described Katz as ‘weird’ and ‘nerdy’ and refusing to shake hands
Horrifying livestream audio from tournament captured the screams of victims
Shooter allegedly had laser gun-sight and shot up room before taking own life
Federal agents raided the shooter’s family home in an upscale part of Baltimore
Florida governor visited victims and Trump has offered federal resources to help
By EMILY CRANE and KEITH GRIFFITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
27 August 2018
Police have identified the mass shooter who terrorized a video game tournament in a shooting spree that was partially captured on a horrifying livestream.
David Katz, 24, killed himself and two others, and left 11 people injured in the shooting at the Jacksonville Landing complex in Jacksonville, Florida at around 1.34pm on Sunday, police said.
According to friends in the gaming community, the two men whom Katz killed in the tournament were Taylor ‘SpotMePlzzz’ Robertson, 27, of Ballard, West Virginia and Eli ‘Trueboy’ Clayton, 22, of Woodland Hills, California.
Robertson was married and father to a young son, and had won 13 out of his 18 prior matches in Madden NFL tournaments, according to EA Sports. Clayton was a rising star in the Madden community.
Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased victims. Local media, including the Miami Herald and ActionNewsJax, have named Robertson and Clayton as the deceased victims, after members of the Madden gaming community posted numerous online tributes.
An official close to the investigation said that the gunman killed himself with the semi-auto handgun used in the shooting, which had a laser sight.
A livestream of the tournament caught the chilling moment that a laser landed on Clayton’s chest before shots rang out.
A red dot (circled) that appeared to be from a laser pointer was seen on Clayton’s chest in a livestream, shortly before the camera cut away, and gunshots and screams were heard +40
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