{"id":2722,"date":"2026-11-07T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gameroco.com\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2026-11-07T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:40:00","slug":"leanne-selman-41-killed-in-citibank-shooting-as-heartbreaking-details-emerge-about-her-final-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gameroco.com\/?p=2722","title":{"rendered":"Leanne Selman, 41, killed in Citibank shooting as heartbreaking details emerge about her final hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man opened fire at a Citibank office near Tampa, killing one employee over a $2,500 credit card debt. Before more fatalities could happen, a security guard and Marine veteran stopped him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A security guard is being praised as a hero after he shot a gunman at a Citibank office complex near Tampa, Florida, preventing what officials say could have been a far deadlier attack. The shooting happened shortly after noon on Wednesday, November 4, at Citibank\u2019s Sabal Center campus, where more than 3,200 people were working at the time.<\/p>\n

One of the bank\u2019s employees, 41-year-old Leanne Selman, was killed.<\/p>\n

A threat over a $2,500 debt<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the gunman was 35-year-old Jacob Pearson from Orlando, who had no previous criminal record. The morning of the shooting he had been contacted about a court summons over a credit card debt of around $2,500 that he owed Citibank. He then made threats against the bank, saying he would bring a rifle and a bulletproof vest to its offices.<\/p>\n

Citibank\u2019s security team took the threat seriously and alerted the sheriff\u2019s office, and deputies were sent to the campus. Shortly afterwards, Pearson crashed his car into the complex\u2019s courtyard and opened fire, killing Selman, the first person he saw. She was from Palm Harbor and had worked at Citibank for nine years.<\/p>\n

He then went into the building\u2019s cafeteria as terrified employees ran for the exits or hid in offices and closets.<\/p>\n

The hero Marine veteran<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the cafeteria he encountered John Fraley, 38, who is a Marine Corps veteran and works as a vice president at Citibank and is one of the bank\u2019s armed security officers. According to the sheriff, he took cover in a men\u2019s restroom, exchanged gunfire with Pearson and hit him five times.<\/p>\n

Pearson was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he died. Sheriff Chad Chronister said Fraley\u2019s quick actions saved lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Fraley confronted this suspect and is a hero, plain and simple,\u201d he said. \u201cIn 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t have to stop,\u201d Chronister added. \u201cHe could have run and protected his own life, too.\u201d Instead, the sheriff said, Fraley \u201ctook up a tactical position when he saw the suspect coming and made a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 300 officers responded to the scene and evacuated the campus over the following hours. Four people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, mostly from the evacuation, and have since been released from the hospital.<\/p>\n

In a statement to employees, Citi CEO Jane Fraser called the shooting a \u201cterrible tragedy for our Citi family.\u201d \u201cMy heart goes out to our colleague\u2019s loved ones, all our colleagues in Tampa and everyone affected by this horrific act of violence,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A man opened fire at a Citibank office near Tampa, killing one employee over a $2,500 credit card debt. Before more fatalities could happen, a security guard and Marine veteran stopped him. A security guard is being praised as a hero after he shot a gunman at a Citibank office complex near Tampa, Florida, preventing…<\/p>\n

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