Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman
shot by security guard
[November 05, 2026]
By RUSS BYNUM and CHRIS O'MEARA
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A gunman plowed a car into a courtyard on Citibank's
sprawling Tampa business campus on Wednesday and opened fire with a
rifle, killing a woman before a security guard fatally shot him,
authorities said.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office did not give a motive for the
shooting or say whether the gunman and his lone victim knew each other.
The attack sent workers scrambling as the suspect crashed his car among
outdoor tables where people were eating lunch, then started shooting,
said Chief Deputy Frank Losat of the sheriff’s office. He said 3,200
people were on the campus at work during the attack.
The gunman fatally shot the woman before a security guard confronted him
in a cafeteria, Losat said. The guard and the gunman exchanged fire, and
the guard killed him, Losat said.
“Was there a potential for further violence? Absolutely," Losat told a
news conference. "So kudos to that security guard.”
The names of the gunman and the woman killed were not immediately
released.
Losat said four other people were taken to a hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries. He didn't know whether any of them had
been shot or struck by the gunman's vehicle.
Citibank VP heard ‘incredible clatter’ of gunfire, then screaming
The Citibank campus in suburban Tampa includes four three-story office
buildings that house thousands of the banking giant’s employees.
David Dzien, a Citibank vice president, told The Associated Press he was
returning to work after lunch when he saw the shooter's sedan crash
through a fence about 150 yards (137 meters) away from him, followed by
an “incredible clatter” that he later realized was gunfire.
People near the crashed car suddenly dispersed and others began to
scream, Dzien said, as he sprinted back into the building and evacuated
through a fire escape.
“I can still hear the particular type of scream," he said, “and I’m
still trying to process it, frankly.”
The attack occurred on a day when “VIPs” who don’t normally work at the
complex were present for a “quarterly review,” Dzien said.
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Law enforcement arrive at the scene of a shooting on Wednesday, Nov.
4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
More than 360 deputies began arriving immediately
Sheriff's deputies began arriving at the campus within a minute of
the first 911 call, Losat said. The response was huge, with more
than 360 deputies — many in tactical gear — rushing to the scene.
Those deputies spent 2 1/2 hours searching and clearing the building
where the shootings occurred plus adjacent office buildings, Losat
said.
Radio traffic on Broadcastify.com from responding officers described
an exhaustive floor-by-floor search as people were found sheltering
in locked rooms and closets, then carefully escorted from the
buildings and parking garage.
Citigroup said in a statement that it was “aware of an incident” at
the complex and was cooperating with authorities.
Nearby hotel gave shelter to hundreds of fleeing workers
Employees at the Sheraton Tampa Brandon Hotel, a few hundred feet
from the Citibank complex, were having a monthly employee luncheon
in the hotel’s ballroom when they saw a massive flood of police
vehicles headed toward the campus.
General Manager Matt Chauvin said Citibank employees ran over and
told the front desk there was an active shooter.
“We at first locked the doors and, you know, went into lockdown, but
the employees kept coming over," Chauvin said.
Chauvin estimated the hotel sheltered about 300 Citibank workers.
Hotel staff gave them water and lunch, and let some go into hotel
rooms “to sort of decompress or make phone calls.”
“Luckily we were far enough away that they were all safe,” he said.
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Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. AP journalists Cybele Mayes-Osterman
in Chicago, R.J. Rico in Atlanta and Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia
contributed to this story.
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