Hillsborough County sheriff says two people died in shooting at Citibank complex
Two people, including the suspect, died in a shooting Wednesday at Citibank’s office complex in Brandon, near Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff Chad Chronister said authorities believed the incident was targeted. Fox 13 reported that 367 deputies and specialized units responded. Citigroup said it was cooperating with authorities.
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday’s shooting at Citibank’s office complex in Brandon, Florida, killed two people, including the suspect. The office said deputies responded to an “active threat”; a sheriff’s office post said one victim and the suspect were dead. Sheriff Chad Chronister said on X that authorities believed it was a targeted incident. Fox 13 put the response at 367 deputies and specialized units. It was not immediately known whether anyone else was injured. Radio traffic from responding officers described a floor-by-floor search, during which people sheltering in locked rooms and closets were escorted out. Citibank employees were asked to meet at a reunification site in the parking lot of a Sheraton. The campus has four three-story office buildings and houses thousands of employees. Citigroup said it was aware of the incident and cooperating with authorities.
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- The Independent — Two dead including suspect after shooting at Citibank office complex near Tampa | The Independent
- Bloomberg — Citi Office Shooting in Tampa Leaves Two Dead, Including Suspect - Bloomberg
- KCRA 3 Sacramento — Suspect among two dead in shooting at Florida office complex, sheriff says - KCRA
- PBS News — Florida sheriff says 2 dead, including suspect, as witnesses report shooting at Tampa office complex | PBS News
- CNN — Suspect among two dead after incident at Citibank Center near Tampa, sheriff says | CNN
- ABC News — At least 1 killed, suspect dead in suspected 'targeted incident' at Florida business complex: Sheriff - ABC News
- fox13news.com — CitiBank Center Tampa incident: 2 dead, including suspect, in active threat, deputies say | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- wusf.org — Two dead, including suspect, in Brandon office complex shooting | WUSF
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Bloomberg, PBS News, FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WUSF, CNN, ABC News, The Independent, and KCRA all report that two people, including the suspect, died in a shooting or gunfire incident at the Tampa-area Citibank complex. PBS News, WUSF, and KCRA share Associated Press reporting, as does The Independent; the other named publishers provide separate reports.