Citibank Center deadly shooting: What we know about the suspect
Suspect opens fire at CitiBank complex, killing woman
New bodycam footage shows the chaos as Hillsborough deputies arrived at the CitiBank complex in Brandon, where a day at work turned into the scariest day of their lives for thousands of workers. People were forced to run or hide when a gunman crashed onto the CitiBank campus and opened fire. FOX 13's Blake DeVine reports.
BRANDON, Fla. - An armed driver crashed onto the Citibank Center campus Wednesday afternoon and fatally shot a woman outside before an armed security guard shot him dead inside the building.
What we know about the Citibank shooting suspect
What we know:
Few details have been released about the man investigators say was armed with a rifle when he plowed a small, four-door sedan over medians and grass before crashing through a secure fence line into an outdoor dining area.
Investigators said the gunman stepped out of the wrecked car holding a rifle, walked up to a woman who was sitting outside eating lunch and shot her.
The gunman then headed inside toward the cafeteria, where an armed security officer confronted him and shot him dead, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Frank Losat.
Paramedics took the wounded gunman to Tampa General Hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead.
Gunman identity unresolved
What we don't know:
The shooter’s identity has not yet been released.
It is also unclear if he ever worked at the Citibank Center or if he knew the woman who was shot to death.
Four other people were also reportedly injured during Wednesday’s incident, but it is not known how they were hurt or the extent of their injuries.
Massive emergency law response
By the numbers:
The shooting triggered a response from 400 total law enforcement personnel, which included 367 Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies, specialized SWAT teams in tactical gear, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews, and state and federal partners. First responders spent two and a half hours clearing and searching six or seven three-story buildings across the office complex.
Roughly 3,200 Citibank workers were inside the facilities when gunfire broke out, according to emergency officials. Paramedics took the wounded gunman to Tampa General Hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead.
What is the Citibank Center in Brandon?
The backstory:
The Citibank Center is located in Tampa's Sabal Park Office Development near the intersection of I-4 and I-75.
According to DPR Construction, the Citibank Center is a 588,000-square-foot campus that is made up of four 130,000-square-foot, three story office buildings and 138,000-square-foot amenities building. It was designed to accommodate
DPR Construction’s website states that the campus was meant to accommodate approximately 2,5000 employees and has dining services, a fitness center, child care facilities, an ATM/branch bank and personal service shops such as newsstands, a drug store, a dry cleaner, hairdresser and a shoe repair shop.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, who provided incident reports and public briefings through Chief Deputy Frank Losat, as well as facility background from DPR Construction.