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Mass shooting at mall hosting Madden tourney

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Florida authorities are reporting a mass shooting with "multiple fatalities" at a riverfront mall in Jacksonville where a Madden NFL 19 qualifying tournament was taking place.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office used Twitter and Facebook to warn people to stay away from the Jacksonville Landing.

Mass shooting at the Jacksonville Landing. Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY #TheLandingMassShooting

— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 26, 2018

The Sheriff's Office later announced on Twitter that there were "multiple fatalities at the scene, many transported" and that one suspect was dead and it wasn't known if there was a second suspect.