Marine Veteran Security Guard Fatally Shoots Rifle-Armed Suspect in Cafeteria Gunfight After Deadly Lunchtime Attack at Tampa Citibank Campus
Key Takeaways
- A suspect crashed his vehicle through a security gate into an outdoor seating area at a Citibank campus outside Tampa and shot and killed a woman.
- The suspect then entered the building with a rifle, where security guard John Fraley confronted him in the cafeteria.
- Fraley, a Marine veteran, and the suspect exchanged gunfire, and the suspect was shot and later died.
- Fraley and four other people were injured in the attack, according to deputies.
- Investigators are looking into a possible financial grievance and whether the attack was connected to the bank.
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TAMPA, FL — An armed security guard is being credited with stopping a deadly attack at a Citibank office complex outside Tampa after he confronted a rifle-armed suspect inside the building’s cafeteria and shot him.
The guard, John Fraley, is a Marine veteran working security at the campus, as reported by Fox News.
Deputies say the attack began outside. The suspect crashed his vehicle through a security gate and into an outdoor seating area where employees were having lunch.
He got out with a rifle. He approached a woman. He shot her, and she was killed.
Then he went inside with the rifle. The security guard confronted him in the cafeteria. The two men exchanged gunfire. The suspect was hit and later died.
The guard and four other people were injured, according to deputies.
“The security guard that’s employed by Citibank stopped the threat,” one official said in broadcast footage. “Was there a potential for the violence? Absolutely. So kudos to that security guard.”
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The suspect had already killed someone outside and was carrying a rifle into a building full of employees. The guard went toward him. Nobody decides to do that in the moment. That decision is built ahead of time through training and mindset, and it is the difference between a guard who stands a post and one who ends an attack.
Investigators are looking into a possible financial grievance and whether it was connected to the bank. Citibank says it is boosting security at its other locations.
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