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TIL, Popular gamer Matthew Thane was shot and killed after an online feud with fellow gamer 23-year-old Alexander Baro. Alexander had gotten so angry that he drove 1,700 miles from California to Texas just to shoot and kill Matthew. After driving the 1,700 miles back home he shot and killed himself.

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