Jacksonville shooting shatters tight-knit world of 'Madden NFL' gamers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Chris "Dubby" McFarland, 31, was in the middle of a "Madden NFL 19" game, eyes locked on his screen, when the shooter entered the room and opened fire.
At first he thought the sound of the gunshots was some kind of technological malfunction at the packed video game tournament being held at Chicago Pizza in Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon - maybe a speaker blowing out, or something. Then a bullet grazed the left side of his head.
Blood ran down his face as McFarland dropped to the floor, curled into a ball and watched players and restaurant patrons run for cover.
When it was over, two gamers, Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson, were dead and 10 other people, many of them gamers, were wounded. The
