TAMPA, FL — A deadly active-shooter rampage at a major Citibank corporate operations center in suburban Tampa was brought to a swift end when an armed security guard engaged and neutralized a gunman carrying 90 rounds of ammunition.
The surveillance video captures the final minutes of the encounter on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Citibank’s sprawling business campus near Brandon, Florida, where approximately 3,200 employees were working at the time of the attack.
The surveillance video captures the final minutes of the encounter on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Citibank’s sprawling business campus near Brandon, Florida, where approximately 3,200 employees were working at the time of the attack.
The Incident
According to investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 35-year-old Jacob Pearson of Orlando drove roughly 90 miles to the corporate complex enraged over a collection summons related to a $2,500 debt. Authorities reported that earlier that morning, Pearson called a collection law firm representing Citibank, threatening that he would show up at the campus armed with a rifle unless the proceedings were dropped.
Just after noon, Pearson arrived at the property, breached the perimeter by ramming his sedan through a security fence, and crashed directly into an outdoor courtyard dining area. Exiting the vehicle with a rifle, Pearson opened fire and fatally shot Leanne Selmon, 41, a nine-year Citibank employee who was outdoors during her lunch break. Four other individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries amid the chaos and evacuation.
Confrontation Captured on Video
Pearson then entered the corporate facility through glass patio doors, shirtless beneath an open jacket and armed with a long gun, as seen in the opening seconds of the CCTV recording.
As alarms sounded and employees sheltered in offices, John Fraley, an armed Citibank security officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, moved toward the gunfire.
The security footage captures Pearson walking briskly down an empty office corridor before moving into a large corporate breakroom and cafeteria. Toward the end of the footage, Pearson suddenly drops to the floor and levels his weapon down the hall as Fraley confronts him. During the ensuing exchange of gunfire, Fraley shot Pearson, stopping the threat before Pearson could deploy the rest of the 90 rounds he had brought into the complex.
Pearson was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Response and Investigation
Hillsborough County deputies arrived on campus within one minute of the initial 911 calls, deploying over 360 law enforcement personnel to lock down the area, sweep the four buildings, and safely evacuate thousands of workers.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister praised Fraley’s decisive intervention, stating that Fraley ran toward danger when others were forced to flee, preventing what could have become a catastrophic mass-casualty event.
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