Premeditated, he was going to take out the competition.
Via News 4 JAX:
The 24-year-old man accused of opening fire Sunday afternoon at a “Madden NFL 19” regional tournament at the Jacksonville Landing, killing two and shooting 10 others, clearly targeted fellow gamers, Sheriff Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams announced Monday.
Williams said 24-year-old David Katz, of Baltimore, had two handguns with him — a .45-caliber and a 9 mm — and extra ammunition when he entered Chicago Pizza and headed to the Good Luck Have Fun Game Bar.
Williams said there were about 130-150 people in restaurant and bar at the time.
“He walked past patrons in other parts of the business and targeted gamers,” Williams said.
Surveillance video clearly shows a gunman, and it appeared that Katz only fired one of his guns.
A livestream of the tournament captured gunfire, shouts and screams about 1:30 p.m. The crowd scattered, some taking refuge at Hooters restaurant and other open businesses at the Landing.
Others of what rescuers called the walking wounded found firefighters involved in a training exercise nearby before the first 911 calls were made.
The Landing went on lockdown while a SWAT team and the bomb squad went through the building, finding survivors hiding and make sure there were no other threats.
One day after the gunfire, Williams said investigators still have not identified his motive for the shooting. He said both guns, one equipped with an after-market laser sight, were recently purchased legally in Maryland.