Citibank shooting: New details emerge on law enforcement response

A bitter dispute over a $2,500 store credit card debt culminated in gunfire at a Citibank corporate campus in Hillsborough County on Wednesday, where an armed Orlando man was killed by private security after driving through a security gate.Gunman targets Citibank officeCourt records from Orange County reveal that 35-year-old Jacob Pearson had grown furious after being sued over $2,500 owed on a Best Buy credit card. Pearson originally opened the account in July 2025 following an initial purchase of about $692.The conflict escalated into a direct threat made to an attorney contracted by Citibank to collect the outstanding balance. Pearson told the lawyer the exact amount of time it would take him to drive from Orlando to Citibank's Tampa property.Deputies coordinate campus defenseOrlando police officers went to Pearson's home to investigate the report, but he had already left the property. Hillsborough County deputies received notice of the potential danger at approximately 11:55 a.m. W