August 29, 2018 | The Clarion
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Madden 19 tournament
ends in violent shooting
By Matt Lynch
staff Writer
The Madden 19 tournament at the GLHF
Game Bar on Sunday, Aug. 26 turned violent
when a 24-year-old male identified as David
Katz fired off rounds from a handgun after
losing a game.
Katz opened fire, killing two and sending 11
to the hospital with injuries, then turned the
gun on himself. Katz used one handgun that
he brought in with him at the beginning of the
tournament. This event was marked to be the
234 shooting incident of 2018, according to
ABC News.
The tournament was being streamed live on
Twitch, an online gaming channel, for viewers
to watch online. Viewers could hear and watch
victims take cover while chaos, screams and
gunshots filled the room. Around 1;34 p.m,
911 calls were received. Officers arrived on the
scene within just 2 minutes.
Cries for help were heard when officers
arrived on the scene. Nine victims suffered
gunshot wounds and 2 more were injured
fleeing the scene. The surviving victims are
in stable conditions, some victims even drove
themselves to the hospital.
Brevard College student Jesse Leonard said,
“It’s unreal how an event like this that was
supposed to be fun and bring people together
could end in such tragedy, prayers go out to the
victims and their families.’’
“1 don’t understand why someone would want
to do such a terrible thing to innocent people
over a video game,” Wesley Ross, a Brevard
College football player, said. “It seems this
kind of event is happening more and more and
it’s just sad.”.
David Katz was no stranger to the Madden
tournaments. Katz went by the gamer name
“Bread,” winning the Madden tournament
back in 2017.
Katz stayed in a hotel in Jacksonville for
the tournament, authorities say. The FBI is
conducting investigations in Katz’s hometown
of Baltimore, Maryland to search for more
evidence regarding the shooting.
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Security Report
The most recent security reports for Brevard
College have been released as of Tuesday, Aug.
28 at 3:36 p.m., according to Brevard College
Campus Security.
Students have been caught smoking marijuana
in their dorm rooms and citations have been
issued by the Brevard Police Department. It
is against state law and college policy to be in
possession and for your own sake it is requested
to not have drugs or paraphernalia on campus.
Brevard College takes these matters seriously
and if you have suspicion of someone using or
in possession please contact Campus Security.
There have been cases of students disabling
smoke detectors in their dorm rooms in order
to smoke, use incense and to burn candles
undetected. It is a violation to disable any type
of fire alarm and to do so can result in severe
municipal action as well as action from the
college.
A bicycle was stolen from a bike rack near
the North Villages. If located, please contact
Campus Security.
It has been found that students are
continuously propping open the doors of dorm
buildings (most notably in the Villages). This is
a serious breach of security and unauthorized
individuals can enter private spaces. Please
discontinue this action.
Everyone is requested to contact Campus
Security at (828)-577-9590 if wrongful or
suspicious activity is observed on campus.
— Zach Dickerson
3ob fair
By Carmen Boone
Arts & Life Editor
A Job Fair was held on Wednesday, Aug.
22 from 11 to 2 p.m. outside of Myers Dining
Hall. Students were able to sign up for work
study jobs for the fall and spring 2018-2019
semesters.
Tables included Admissions, Athletics,
Science and Math, Marketing and
Communications, Campus Life/Campus
Activity Board (CAB), Music Department,
Business and Finance Office, ELC, Teacher
Education, Criminal Justice, WLEE, Facilities/
Maintenance, Porter Center Tech./Theatre,
Post Office, Dining Services, Information
Technology, Jones Library, and Office of the
Registrar. Overall there were 18 job areas
where students could sign up for work study
positions.
Admissions had positions available for tour
guides and office assistants while athletics will
have students helping out with sporting events.
Marketing and Communications is seeking
students who can attend events happening
on campus and take pictures or videos for
publication on the Brevard College website
or to be used in other media in the community.
Work study in the ELC is where students
can help out by tutoring other students in the
library. The Porter Center Tech and Theatre
work study includes things like lighting and
costume design for productions, among other
jobs. The Campus Post Office has students
organize mail and packages as well as sort
through spam mail. Those are just a few jobs
work study students would be doing in different
areas on campus.
Heather Kirkland was working a table where
students turned in paperwork before they were
able to sign up for work study. The table was for
returners, transfers, and first time work study
students. The people working the tables were
very helpful and gave a lot of information about
what each work study job entailed, mentioning
things like hours available, appropriate work
attire, and responsibilities for a specific job.
Students line up for information about jobs and
work study postions at Wednesday’s job fair
outside of Meyers Dining Hall.