Sheriff: $2,500 Debt Motivated Citibank Office Shooting, Bodycam Reveals

WHO:

NY Post - Jacob Pearson, 35, was identified as the shooter.

NY Post - The shooting killed a Citibank employee; a security guard fatally shot Pearson.

CBS News US - A Florida sheriff said the gunman targeted Citibank employees.

Tampa Bay Times - Hillsborough Sheriff described the shooter as “irate” over the debt.

CBS News US - Cristian Benavides reported on new details and bodycam video from the scene.

Tampa Bay Times - Dan Sullivan is a criminal justice reporter for the publication.

WHAT:

NY Post - Pearson killed a Citibank employee before a security guard fatally shot him.

CBS News US - Bodycam video and new details from the deadly Citibank shooting were reported.

CBS News Politics - A news segment said police reported that a gunman targeted bank employees over credit card debt.

Tampa Bay Times - The article headline reported that the shooter was “irate” over a $2,500 debt.

WHERE:

NY Post - The shooting occurred at a Citibank office in Tampa, Florida.

CBS News US - Bodycam video was from the scene of the shooting.

WHY:

NY Post - The shooting was motivated by Pearson’s anger over a $2,500 credit card debt.

CBS News US - The sheriff said the gunman held Citibank employees responsible for a $2,500 credit card bill.

Tampa Bay Times - The Hillsborough sheriff said the shooter was “irate” over a $2,500 debt.

HOW:

NY Post - A security guard fatally shot Pearson after he killed a Citibank employee.

CBS News US - Bodycam video documented the scene; the article’s description does not specify how the shooting unfolded.

(UPDATED November 6, 2026 04:59 UTC)

A gunman killed a Citibank employee in Tampa before a security guard fatally shot him. Sheriff’s officials said Jacob Pearson targeted bank employees over anger about credit card debt. Bodycam video captured the aftermath of the deadly shooting at the bank.