Tributes pour in for two men killed in Jacksonville shooting after they are identified on social media
The two victims killed in Sunday’s mass shooting in Jacksonville during a video game tournament have been identified on social media.
22-year-old Elijah Clayton and 27-year-old Taylor Robertson were both killed when a man who was later identified as David Katz opened fire around 1:30 p.m. at the GLHF Game Bar in the Jacksonville Landing shopping center.
Katz, a 24-year-old gamer from Baltimore, Maryland was in Jacksonville for the tournament. He used at least one handgun in the shooting.
Both the men were 'Madden' payers, a football video game played competitively, according to their player profiles on EA Sports — the maker of the Madden franchise.
Family and friends identify Madden tournament shooting victims as Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson
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Eli Clayton, aka TrueBoy, who is being reported as one of the victims of the fatal Madden shooting. EA Sports
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