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Security guard shoots, kills gunman at Citibank Center near Tampa
UPI and WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA security guard shot and killed a gunman who had opened fire Wednesday at the Citibank Center complex in Brandon, Fla., near Tampa, police said.
The headline splitUPI frames it as "Security guard shoots, kills gunman at Citibank Center near Tampa". WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) frames it as "Body cam video shows HCSO deputies responding to Citibank Center homicide".
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CenterSecurity guard shoots, kills gunman at Citibank Center near Tampa
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Body cam video shows HCSO deputies responding to Citibank Center homicide
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Newly released body camera video captured the moments following a shooting at the Citibank plaza in unincorporated Tampa on Wednesday, as Hillsborough County Sheriff's...
