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• Edward Kang, 20, is facing a long stretch without gaming after he allegedly assaulted a fellow online gamer, ABC News reported.
Kang, who lives in New Jersey, flew from Newark to Jacksonville, Florida, where he checked in to a hotel and purchased a hammer and flashlight at a hardware store.
He arrived late at the victim's home in Fernandina Beach, entering the home through an unlocked door, "apparently to confront the victim," said Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper.
When the victim got up from gaming to use the restroom, Kang allegedly attacked him with the hammer.
The victim's stepfather heard the altercation and helped to wrestle Kang to the ground; officers said the victim sustained severe head wounds and they found "a significant amount of blood."
Kang told deputies that the victim is a "bad person online." He was charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed burglary. [ABC News, 6/24/2024]