{"id":"1793835539031-news-segment","slug":"tampa-guard-stops-campus-shooter","title":"Tampa guard stops campus shooter","summary":"On Nov. 4, 2026, a gunman drove through a fence at the Citibank campus in Tampa, fatally shot a woman, and was fatally shot by an armed security guard.\n\nA security guard fatally shot a gunman who crashed a car and opened fire at the Citibank Center near Tampa, killing a woman, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T23:38:59.031Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: On Nov. 4, 2026, a gunman drove through a fence at the Citibank campus in Tampa, fatally shot a woman, and was fatally shot by an armed security guard.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/florida-active-threat-tampa-business-complex-citibank-6243ee93c43ff9c56d15268c12643507) (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118123630135857432)\n\nTRUE: A security guard fatally shot a gunman who crashed a car and opened fire at the Citibank Center near Tampa, killing a woman, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.\nSource: [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/us/swat-units-respond-active-threat-office-complex-near-tampa-florida-suspect-dead-sheriff) (https://x.com/CNN/status/2118123660120576494)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"On Nov. 4, 2026, a gunman drove through a fence at the Citibank campus in Tampa, fatally shot a woman, and was fatally shot by an armed security guard.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/florida-active-threat-tampa-business-complex-citibank-6243ee93c43ff9c56d15268c12643507)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118123630135857432","claim":"NEW: An armed security guard is being hailed as a hero after stopping a gunman who fatally shot a woman and opened fire inside a cafeteria at a massive Citibank campus in Tampa, Florida. Authorities say the suspect crashed through a fence into an outdoor seating area filled with ","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"A security guard fatally shot a gunman who crashed a car and opened fire at the Citibank Center near Tampa, killing a woman, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.","sourceName":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/us/swat-units-respond-active-threat-office-complex-near-tampa-florida-suspect-dead-sheriff)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/CNN/status/2118123660120576494","claim":"A security guard fatally shot a gunman who crashed a car and opened fire at the Citibank Center near Tampa, killing a woman, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Frank Losat said. https://t.co/pEAbRhABKz https://t.co/ADwNkn9PkK","author":"@CNN"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118123630135857432","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/florida-active-threat-tampa-business-complex-citibank-6243ee93c43ff9c56d15268c12643507)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"url":"https://x.com/CNN/status/2118123660120576494","name":"[foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/us/swat-units-respond-active-threat-office-complex-near-tampa-florida-suspect-dead-sheriff)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@CNN"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793835539031-news-segment-tampa-guard-stops-campus-shooter","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793835539031-news-segment-tampa-guard-stops-campus-shooter","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793835539031-news-segment-tampa-guard-stops-campus-shooter and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"A security guard just stopped what could have been a massacre at a Citibank campus in Tampa."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And we can confirm this one. A gunman crashed through a fence, shot a woman dead, and kept firing into a cafeteria."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The guard engaged him and the suspect is dead. That's over in minutes."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I wouldn't call it smooth. But the sheriff's office says the guard's actions kept it from getting far worse."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He ran toward gunfire. That's exactly why that campus had an armed guard."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But one heroic act is not a policy argument. He did the job in front of him."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Why not? He was armed, trained, and on site. The alternative was waiting for police to arrive."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Because most office parks don't have that. The lesson is that he was there."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine. I'll take the hero, not the policy. But I'm not letting this go later."},{"host":"Bella","text":"One woman is dead. That's the headline tonight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Meanwhile, the incoming Congress is about to collide with DHS. Markwayne Mullin reportedly posted three words on X: “Deportations will continue.”"},{"host":"Brian","text":"He is not playing to the new majority. That's a message to enforcement officers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fox News posted it. Official channels haven't put out that exact quote yet, so it's their reporting."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Good. A Democratic House and Senate doesn't change immigration law. ICE still has a job."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It changes funding, Brian. Congress holds the purse strings. You know that."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And the president can veto. The election was fought partly on border enforcement."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But last night's story was the Democratic Congress win. That's a direct check on this."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Come on. Divided government means negotiation, not that deportations stop in January."},{"host":"Bella","text":"They can slow them down. Subpoenas, budget riders, confirmation fights. You can't say law is the law and ignore the rest."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I can say the law is the law because it is. The law didn't disappear the last time Congress checked a president."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The fight has always been about how it's used, not whether to have immigration law."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Good. Put the disagreement in the open instead of pretending the election was a clean reset."},{"host":"Bella","text":"We'll see who blinks first. But if that quote is real, Mullin is practically daring them."},{"host":"Brian","text":"They can also force public hearings on every operation. That's where it turns nasty."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a feature, not a bug. Let them defend it in daylight."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You sound like you're looking forward to it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I'm looking forward to seeing whether either side can actually govern. That's the part we're skipping."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And that's the real fight we'll be covering, not the three-word quote."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the story that worries me tonight is Ukraine. The Guardian says European peacekeepers there would be allowed to fire back if Russia attacks."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's not a peacekeeping mission. That's a combat force with a softer label."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The report says Anglo-French led, and they wouldn't rely on U.S. systems. That's a major post-ceasefire commitment."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And Russia has already said those soldiers would be legitimate targets. So no buffer."},{"host":"Bella","text":"What's the alternative, Brian? Leave Ukraine exposed? The fighting keeps going anyway."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No. The alternative is don't call them peacekeepers. If they can shoot back, they're at war."},{"host":"Bella","text":"They'd be stationed after a ceasefire. It's meant to keep one. You want no guarantee at all?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"I want honesty. If a British soldier dies in Donbas, NATO is one call away. That's a much bigger war."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's why the U.S. staying out of command matters. Europe would take the lead."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And Russia won't see it that way. They'll see NATO troops on their border in all but name."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Since when do we let Russia dictate Ukraine's security? That's exactly what got us here."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I'm not giving Russia a veto. I'm saying don't pretend the risk isn't enormous."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Nobody's pretending. But a paper guarantee didn't work in 2014."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. But if this goes wrong, it won't be a peacekeeping problem. It'll be a war problem."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the gap the Guardian article exposes. There's no clean answer."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And that's why we'll be watching Europe's next move closely."}]}