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WATCH: Footage Shows Armed Marine Vet Hero Stopping Citibank Massacre

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Mahieu, L. L. (2026, November 6). WATCH: Footage Shows Armed Marine Vet Hero Stopping Citibank Massacre. The Daily Wire. https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-footage-shows-armed-marine-vet-hero-stopping-citibank-massacre

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The Daily Wire · collected 2026-11-08 · by Leif Le Mahieu

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Surveillance footage from a Citibank campus in Tampa shows 38-year-old security officer John Fraley, a Marine Corps veteran, fatally shooting 35-year-old gunman Jacob Pearson during an attack on Wednesday. Pearson entered the building armed with a rifle after receiving a court summons for a $2,500 debt and shot one employee before being confronted by Fraley who was authorized to carry a firearm at work. Sheriff Chad Chronister praised Fraley’s quick actions, which he said saved numerous lives.
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On November 4, 2026, a gunman killed one person and was himself shot dead during an attack at the Citibank Center in Brandon, near Tampa, Florida. The incident began around noon when authorities responded to reports of an "active threat" and evacuated workers from the sprawling business complex. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister confirmed that the suspect targeted the campus due to a $2,500 debt collection dispute, as revealed on November 6. Surveillance footage showed security officer and former Marine Corps veteran John Fraley fatally shooting the suspect, Jacob Pearson, who entered the building armed with a rifle. Authorities are investigating whether this was a targeted incident rather than random violence.

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Struck five times, Pearson would later die at the hospital from his wounds.
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Topics

Citibank Florida Citibank Marine Corps Tampa the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Subjects

Pearson PERSON · 7× Citibank ORG · 4× Fraley PERSON · 3× John Fraley PERSON · 2× Chad Chronister PERSON · 1× Florida Citibank ORG · 1× Jacob Pearson PERSON · 1× Marine Corps ORG · 1× Tampa GPE · 1× the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

Footage released Thursday by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows 38-year-old Citibank security officer and Marine Corps veteran John Fraley fatally shooting 35-year-old Jacob Pearson during an attack on the Tampa-area office.
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Struck five times, Pearson would later die at the hospital from his wounds.
2026-11-08 · The Daily Wire
WATCH: Footage Shows Armed Marine Vet Hero Stopping Citibank Massacre · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

Newly released surveillance footage shows a heroic security officer taking out a deranged gunman who opened fire at a Florida Citibank campus on Wednesday. asserted
who → release → Wednesday
Footage released Thursday by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows 38-year-old Citibank security officer and Marine Corps veteran John Fraley fatally shooting 35-year-old Jacob Pearson during an attack on the Tampa-area office. asserted
officer → release → office
Pearson showed up to the Citibank armed with a rifle after being contacted with a court summons over a $2,500 debt, according to police. uncertain
Pearson → show → police
The footage shows Pearson walking into the building’s cafeteria armed with a rifle before Fraley stepped out of the men’s restroom and opened fire on the gunman with a handgun. asserted
Fraley → show → handgun
Pearson fell to the ground as he was hit. asserted
he → fall → ground
Struck five times, Pearson would later die at the hospital from his wounds. asserted
Pearson → strike → wounds
Sheriff Chad Chronister praised Fraley for his response to the attack, noting that he was able to take out the gunman by taking up a tactically sound position. “John Fraley confronted this suspect and is a hero, plain and simple. asserted
Fraley → praise → suspect
In a moment when most people would run away from danger, this guard ran toward it and stopped the threat within minutes of the first shots being fired,” he said. asserted
he → run → shots
“With more than 3,200 people on that campus, there is no doubt that these quick and courageous actions saved lives.” asserted
actions → be → lives
Fraley, the vice president and intelligence lead analyst at Citibank who was authorized to carry a firearm on the bank’s campus, confronted Pearson after he rammed his vehicle into the gate of the building and fatally shot one employee. asserted
he → authorize → employee
Police identified the victim as 41-year-old Leanne Selman, who worked for the bank for nine years. asserted
who → identify → years
“Our hearts are broken for Selman’s family, friends, and coworkers. asserted
hearts → break → family
She went to work yesterday like any other day and never came home,” Chronister said. asserted
Chronister → go → day
“There is no justification for this cowardly act of senseless violence that has left a family and a community heartbroken.” asserted
that → be → family
Pearson showed up at the Citibank campus after he called in a threat that he would bring a rifle and bulletproof vest to their headquarters. asserted
he → show → headquarters
Police were unable to locate him before he arrived at the building. asserted
he → locate → building
“Unless you want me to go over there with my AR-15, my bulletproof vest and my insanity, you mf’ing cancel this court case. asserted
you → want → case
Do you understand me? asserted
you → understand → me
They are only an hour and three minutes away, so the last thing you want to do is f with me,” Pearson told an attorney’s office working for the bank, according to investigators. uncertain
Pearson → want → investigators
Four other people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries and were released shortly after. asserted
people → take → injuries
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