Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman shot by security guard

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A gunman plowed a car into a courtyard on Citibank's sprawling Tampa business campus on Wednesday and opened fire with a rifle, killing a woman before a security guard fatally shot him, authorities said.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office did not give a motive for the shooting or say whether the gunman and his lone victim knew each other.

The attack sent workers scrambling as the suspect crashed his car among outdoor tables where people were eating lunch, then started shooting, said Chief Deputy Frank Losat of the sheriff’s office. He said 3,200 people were on the campus at work during the attack.

The gunman fatally shot the woman before a security guard confronted him in a cafeteria, Losat said. The guard and the gunman exchanged fire, and the guard killed him, Losat said.

“Was there a potential for further violence? Absolutely," Losat told a news conference. "So kudos to that security guard.”

The names of the gunman and the woman killed were not immediately released.

Losat said four other people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He didn't know whether any of them had been shot or struck by the gunman's vehicle.

The Citibank campus in suburban Tampa includes four three-story office buildings that house thousands of the banking giant’s employees.

David Dzien, a Citibank vice president, told The Associated Press he was returning to work after lunch when he saw the shooter's sedan crash through a fence about 150 yards (137 meters) away from him, followed by an “incredible clatter” that he later realized was gunfire.

People near the crashed car suddenly dispersed and others began to scream, Dzien said, as he sprinted back into the building and evacuated through a fire escape.

“I can still hear the particular type of scream," he said, “and I’m still trying to process it, frankly.”

The attack occurred on a day when “VIPs” who don’t normally work at the complex were present for a “quarterly review,” Dzien said.

Sheriff's deputies began arriving at the campus within a minute of the first 911 call, Losat said. The response was huge, with more than 360 deputies — many in tactical gear — rushing to the scene.

Those deputies spent 2 1/2 hours searching and clearing the building where the shootings occurred plus adjacent office buildings, Losat said.

Radio traffic on Broadcastify.com from responding officers described an exhaustive floor-by-floor search as people were found sheltering in locked rooms and closets, then carefully escorted from the buildings and parking garage.

Citigroup said in a statement that it was “aware of an incident” at the complex and was cooperating with authorities.

Employees at the Sheraton Tampa Brandon Hotel, a few hundred feet from the Citibank complex, were having a monthly employee luncheon in the hotel’s ballroom when they saw a massive flood of police vehicles headed toward the campus.

General Manager Matt Chauvin said Citibank employees ran over and told the front desk there was an active shooter.

“We at first locked the doors and, you know, went into lockdown, but the employees kept coming over," Chauvin said.

Chauvin estimated the hotel sheltered about 300 Citibank workers. Hotel staff gave them water and lunch, and let some go into hotel rooms “to sort of decompress or make phone calls.”

“Luckily we were far enough away that they were all safe,” he said.

Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. AP journalists Cybele Mayes-Osterman in Chicago, R.J. Rico in Atlanta and Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia contributed to this story.

Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Frank Losat holds a news conference after a shooting at an office complex for on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Frank Losat holds a news conference after a shooting at an office complex for on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Law enforcement arrive at the scene of a shooting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A person is wheeled out to an ambulance at the scene of a shooting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A person is wheeled out to an ambulance at the scene of a shooting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Iranian officials were emboldened Wednesday by a stinging election setback for U.S. President Donald Trump, and world leaders waited to see whether Washington would end the war with Iran.

Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed they fired strikes on an airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The Israeli military said it struck two suspects in Lebanon, killing one person.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday. Read our full coverage here.

Iranians celebrated after U.S. voters, concerned about the war and frustrated over rising prices for fuel, gave Democrats control of Congress in Tuesday’s vote — a major blow for Trump and his Republican Party.

Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, wrote Wednesday on X that “Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message.” He warned that if the U.S. government ignores the vote for change, “it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare.”

But Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, dismissed thoughts that the U.S. will change its approach to the Islamic Republic.

The broader region has been on edge for weeks over whether the U.S. will resume full-scale military operations against Iran. Talks are ongoing aimed at preventing renewed fighting.

Underscoring the mutual hostility, thousands marched through Tehran on Wednesday at a government-organized demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy.

Pro-government demonstrators burned American and Israeli flags and chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Wednesday that Lebanese officials fear a “security vacuum” between Israeli forces and the Lebanese army when the U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL ends Dec. 31.

Lacroix, who recently returned from the Middle East, warned of the risks of leaving the two armies “sort of face-to-face” without a third-party presence. He questioned who would monitor the U.N.-drawn Blue Line separating Israel and Lebanon, prevent unintended clashes and support communities in southern Lebanon.

The border region patrolled by UNIFIL has experienced decades of violence, including a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah militants in 2024. Israel has long accused UNIFIL of failing to prevent Hezbollah from building up its military presence along the border. Lacroix said efforts to disarm Hezbollah had failed because “there was no political will.”

The United States, Israel’s closest ally, successfully pushed the U.N. Security Council to end the mission after nearly five decades. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres proposed three options in June to maintain U.N. monitoring along the border.

Lacroix said unarmed U.N. military observers would still be authorized to operate in southern Lebanon but questioned how they could do so without protection or support.

He said a Security Council resolution adopted in 2000 remains in effect. The council is scheduled to discuss it Nov. 19.

In Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday claimed without providing evidence that they targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh as well as several areas in southern parts of the country.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said rebels fired a ballistic missile toward the airport, causing what he described as “major damages” to the airport. He also claimed that the group fired a drone at a radar installation and a ballistic missile at a command and control center in the Jazan province.

The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify these claims. The Saudi information ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Saudi civil defense issued an alert in Riyadh overnight and other warning alerts of potential “danger” in Jazan and Najran early Wednesday.

The Houthis have repeatedly targeted oil and logistic facilities as well as airports in Saudi Arabia as part of their plan to fight what they describe as the kingdom’s “blockade” on Yemen.

At least seven people, including two children, were killed in an airstrike Wednesday in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz, Houthi health authorities said.

The Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement the strike hit a house in the district of Maqbanah and also wounded six other children.

The Houthi media aired footage it said was of the struck building. The footage showed a heavily damaged concrete building, with large sections of the roof and walls collapsing.

The ministry blamed Saudi Arabia, which didn’t immediately comment on the accusations.

It was the latest deadly strike in Yemen since the country’s civil war was revived more than three months ago. The fighting pits the Iranian-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia and its ally, Yemen's internationally recognized government.

In Lebanon, the Health Ministry said the strike on a motorcycle in the village of Qabrikha killed one person and wounded another.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “struck two suspects who were observing IDF soldiers” without providing further details.

The attack was the first in nearly a month as such drone strikes have been rare since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in late June ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

Iranian government supporters carry portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they walk over U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian government supporters step on U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, outside the former embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)