HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has released more information after a suspect and a woman were both killed in Brandon.
Emergency personnel responded just after noon to the Citigroup complex near Interstate 75 and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard after receiving several 911 calls.
ABOVE: Team coverage from Spectrum News reporters Fallon Silcox and Josh Rojas
BELOW: Social media posts from Sheriff Chad Chronister, photos from scene, map of area
At a news conference, Chief Deputy Frank Losat released a timeline of what first unfolded.
12:11 p.m.: 911 calls of shots fired
12:12 p.m: The first marked law enforcement entered the building
12:15 p.m. Armed security “engaged the suspect” in the cafeteria and shot the suspect, who died at Tampa General Hospital.
Losat said the suspect drove over medians and through a secured fence into an outdoor area where people were having lunch. He got out of the vehicle with a rifle and shot a woman, who died, Losat said. He didn’t say if the suspect and victim knew each other.
“It’s a sad day for everyone involved,” Losat said.
The chief deputy said 367 sheriff’s office personnel responded and that 3,200 Citigroup employees were on the property when the incident happened. He said it took two and a half hours to clear the facility.
“Every inch of that building, every locked room was searched and secured,” he said.
Losat said the investigation will continue into Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
“We stopped the threat. The security guard that’s employed by Citibank stopped the threat,” Losat said. “Was there potential for further violence? Absolutely. So kudos to that security guard and the people they employ.”
Spectrum Bay News 9 reporter Fallon Silcox said she spoke with one woman, who was very shaken up, and reported that people ran from the scene. Several ambulances were pulling up to the scene just after 1:30 p.m.
Spectrum Bay News 9 reporter Josh Rojas said that when he arrived at the scene, hundreds of employees were pouring out of the buildings on campus and that concerned relatives were trying to get onto the campus to check on their loved ones.
The husband of an employee said his wife was in the cafeteria bathroom when the suspect, whose name hasn’t been released by the sheriff’s office, began shooting in that area. A kitchen worker described what he saw.
“He drove past the gate,” the worker said. “He got out. He started shooting and we ran. Wow. We just all ran.”
Citi released a statement saying: “We are aware of an incident impacting our site in Tampa, Florida and are coordinating with law enforcement.”
A reunification center was set up for employees after the building was evacuated.
The location is Staybridge Suites Tampa East at Queen Palm Drive and North Falkenburg Road. (3624 North Falkenburg Road, Tampa, FL, 33619)
Losat asked that anyone with information, including videos, to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Update: Active Threat – 1:34 p.m. HCSO can confirm the suspect involved in the Citibank Active Threat scene is deceased. There is also one confirmed decased victim. We are currently clearing the building and will provide updates as they are availble. https://t.co/ptRyk42DXB
— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) November 4, 2026
UPDATE: Citibank Center Scene… The suspect involved is deceased.
— Chad Chronister (@ChadChronister) November 4, 2026