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id: 782a228566
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 13:57 EST
updated: 2026-11-06 16:51 EST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Man kills Citibank employee in Brandon; security officer shoots him

Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said Jacob Pearson of Orlando killed an employee at the Brandon Citibank campus Wednesday before a security officer fatally shot him.

Section: [Public Safety](/tampa-bay/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Jacob Pearson](/tampa-bay/wiki/jacob-pearson.md), [Leanne Selman](/tampa-bay/wiki/leanne-selman.md), [John Fraley](/tampa-bay/wiki/john-fraley.md), [Chad Chronister](/tampa-bay/wiki/chad-chronister.md), [Citibank](/tampa-bay/wiki/citibank.md)

## Coverage

- [WFLA News Channel 8 (NBC)](https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/live-sheriff-provides-update-on-citibank-plaza-homicide-investigation/), 2026-11-05 13:57 EST: 'Hero' security guard shoots gunman, stopping Tampa Citibank plaza attack: HCSO
- [Tampa Bay Times](https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/11/05/citi-shooting-tampa-brandon-sabal-park-updates/), 2026-11-05 14:49 EST: Citi shooter was ‘irate’ over $2,500 debt, Hillsborough sheriff says
- [Tampa Bay 28 WFTS (ABC)](https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/shooting-at-citibank-corporate-campus-sparked-by-2-500-debt-threat-made-hours-before-gunfire-sheriff-says), 2026-11-05 16:43 EST: $2,500 debt preceded deadly shooting at Citi Tampa campus; new video shows attack unfold: Sheriff
- [Tampa Free Press](https://www.tampafp.com/armed-marine-vet-kills-orlando-gunman-after-fatal-shooting-at-tampa-area-citibank-campus/) (advocacy outlet), 2026-11-05 17:02 EST: Armed Marine Vet Kills Orlando Gunman After Fatal Shooting At Tampa-Area Citibank Campus
- [FOX 13 Tampa Bay](https://www.fox13news.com/news/citibank-shooting-new-details-emerge-law-enforcement-response), 2026-11-06 16:51 EST: Citibank shooting: New details emerge on law enforcement response

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.