Marine veteran working security hailed as hero after stopping active shooter at Florida Citibank campus

Fox News · Louis Casiano · 2026-11-05 20:03 UTC

Florida Marine veteran John Fraley took a tactical position in a restroom and shot the Citibank Center campus gunman five times, the sheriff said.

A Florida Marine veteran was credited Thursday as a hero for fatally shooting a gunman who drove onto a Citibank Center campus and began hunting down workers in anger over a delinquent $2,500 credit card bill, officials said.

During a press briefing detailing the tragedy, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister identified the security officer as John Fraley, who confronted 35-year-old Jacob Pearson inside the corporate setting just after he shot and killed a female Citibank employee.

"He is an individual that's afforded an opportunity to carry a firearm because the ones who were either previous law enforcement or military and have that training. Citibank empowers them to carry a handgun," Chronister said.

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