This is a ghastly story with almost the best ending.
And I’ll warn you now: if you have a tender heart, THE VIDEO IS VIOLENT AND CAN BE DISTURBING.
If you’re like me, it warmed the cockles of my heart for two reasons – justice served and so proud of my Marine Corps brother.
A $2,500 credit card collections bill started it.
Thirty-five-year-old Jacob Pearson of Orlando received a sheriff’s court summons over a delinquent Citibank credit card account. His response was to call Citibank’s collections attorney. While demanding the debt be canceled, he issued a threat – he would shortly be at their location at the sprawling Citibank Hillsborough County corporate campus, with his weapons ‘and my insanity.’
…During the phone call, investigators said Pearson gave the collection firm an ultimatum, warning that he was armed and prepared to kill if the court summons was not dismissed.
The sheriff said Pearson told the office: “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. Do you understand me? They are only an hour and three minutes away, so the last thing you want to do is f with me.”
Citibank’s head of security, a retired Secret Service agent, treated the warning as an active threat and notified authorities. Officers with the Orlando Police Department went to Pearson’s home for a welfare check, but his wife told officers he had already left while visibly angry without revealing his destination.
THEY’RE ONLY AN HOUR AND THREE MINUTES AWAY, SO THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS ‘F’ WITH ME
Hillsborough County Sheriff has identified the SHOOTER at Citi Complex to be Jacob Pearson, of Orlando.
He was disgruntled about a notice from Citibank for a 2500 dollar debt, and drove from Orlando to Tampa. pic.twitter.com/I7H6y4ts5O
— Kiki Danger (@itskikidanger) November 5, 2026
When Pearson arrived, he didn’t park. He blew through the campus gate, his car barreling into the open-air seating where many of the employees were at tables, enjoying a break or eating under the umbrellas.
Pearson hopped out of his vehicle and immediately shot 41-year-old LeAnne Selman, a long-time Citibank HR employee beloved by her fellow workers. He hit her three times before his weapon malfunctioned.
As the gravely injured woman tried desperately to crawl away, Pearson walked back to his car, pulled a handgun out, and returned to cold-bloodedly execute her.
3200 employees ran for their lives, looking for exits or a safe place to hide from the madman.
Pearson went on the hunt through the suddenly deserted common area.
The video is chilling.
🇺🇸 On November 4, 2026, a gunman rammed a vehicle into the cafeteria area of the Citibank complex in the Hillsborough County near Tampa, Florida, then exited and opened fire
The County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the suspect is neutralised and one victim is dead pic.twitter.com/GM84UUk0nd
— ½Man½Rusk 🇲🇿 (@HalfManHalfRusk) November 6, 2026
Frustrated by finding no one in the open plaza, Pearson threw open the doors to the cafeteria to begin a search for targets there.
An absolutely terrifying moment for those who had fled indoors.
🚨 VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED 🚨
Tampa, FL — Exclusive footage sent to me by an anonymous Citibank employee from today’s shooting at the Citibank Center in Brandon (Tampa area). The active threat has ended — the shooter was killed.
The video shows a man with his shirt open… pic.twitter.com/pv1IjuOJAq
— Adam Francisco (@adamfrancisco_) November 4, 2026
Unnoticed, one man had run toward the shooting and established a tactical position in the doorway of the men’s room after getting a bead on the shooter’s position.
That man’s name is John Fraley. He’s a member of Citibank’s security team, but also a vice president of Citibank security operations, and a Marine Corps veteran.
He was determined, as Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister would later relate, that ‘this would end here.’
Harrowing Tampa Citibank shooting video shows moment gunman was taken out by Marine vet https://t.co/LLn9noBYu0 https://t.co/TYba5oHKJB
— New York Post (@nypost) November 6, 2026
Fraley waits until Pearson comes into the cafeteria, through the banks of microwaves, and then unloads on the monster.
Oh, he stops firing when Pearson hits the deck, but the second that SOB lifts his weapon?
More rounds go center mass.
Beauty.
Police and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies then made an exhaustive search of the extensive campus, gently moving the terrified employees they found safely out of hiding places.
…The Citibank campus is in suburban Tampa and includes four three-story office buildings that house thousands of the banking giant’s employees.
Radio traffic on Broadcastify.com from officers who responded to the Citibank complex described an exhaustive floor-by-floor search of the complex’s buildings. Officers found people sheltering in locked rooms and closets, and carefully escorted them from the buildings and parking garage.
VIDEO: People seen getting escorted out by police after a “targeted incident” at Citibank Center in Tampa, Florida; 1 person is in custody, according to sheriff. https://t.co/YflfGFKbsX
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) November 4, 2026
So grateful there were no further casualties, all thanks to the courage and quick thinking of Mr. Fraley.
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Pearson’s unhinged savagery, LeAnne Selman.
🚨 LEANNE SELMAN, 41, CITIBANK EMPLOYEE FROM PALM HARBOR, KILLED IN TAMPA CAMPUS SHOOTING She lived close to me in Palm Harbor and worked at Citibank’s Tampa campus for 9 years. Colleagues called her a “bright light.” On Nov. 4, Jacob Pearson of Orlando crashed through a security gate at the campus and shot the first employee he saw. That was Leanne. He was angry over a ~$2,500 debt and had threatened to show up with an AR-15 that morning. An armed security officer stopped him. Leanne had no connection to the shooter. She was just the first person he encountered. Rest in peace, Leanne.
— Lindsay 🇺🇸 (@TheLinzerShow) November 6, 2026
Interestingly enough, the CBS report last night noted that Citibank has a training program for employees to conceal carry on campus, too. That’s pretty radical corporate thinking as these things go.
But I would feel great working there knowing that the security team watching over me is first-rate.
THE HERO SECURITY TEAM MEMBER IS A COMPANY VP WHO POLICE SAY DID NOT HAVE TO STOP AND CONFRONT THE GUNMAN…
...BUT CHOSE TO DO IT ANYWAY
…“Because of the heroic actions of this Citibank security officer, vice president of operations, his reign of terror ended,” Chronister said.
A Citigroup spokesperson also commended the security team.
“Our hearts are heavy, but they are also full of gratitude,” Ed Skyler, the head of Enterprise Services and Public Affairs at Citigroup, said during Thursday’s briefing. “We are grateful to the actions of our security team, their heroic actions to prevent this tragedy from becoming even worse.”
The sheriff’s description of what happened in the cafeteria is just glorious to listen to.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES! A MARINE VETERAN SECURITY OFFICER REPORTEDLY RUSHED TOWARD GUNFIRE DURING A DEADLY ATTACK AT A FLORIDA CITIBANK FACILITY! 🇺🇸 While others scrambled for safety, JOHN FRALEY RAN TOWARD THE DANGER! According to the account, Fraley took a tactical position inside a men’s restroom before confronting the armed suspect in a gunfight. 🔥 THE SUSPECT WAS REPORTEDLY SHOT FIVE TIMES AND KILLED! Tragically, ONE INNOCENT WOMAN LOST HER LIFE. 💔 The facility reportedly had approximately 3,200 EMPLOYEES, raising questions about how much worse the tragedy could have become. 🇺🇸 A MARINE VETERAN WHO REFUSED TO RUN FROM DANGER! 🙏 PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIM AND EVERYONE AFFECTED. 👇 WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO JOHN FRALEY?
— Commentary 🇺🇸 Tom Homan (@HomanNews) November 6, 2026
Good guy with a gun.
And a Marine who’s not afraid to use it.
#SemperFi
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