Man firing shots and ‘spewing’ about president inside Trump National Doral shot by police
Doral FL May 18 2018 A man who was firing shots, waving an American flag and “yelling and spewing some information about President Trump” was shot and wounded by police early Friday at Trump National Doral, the golf and spa resort owned by President Donald Trump in northwest Miami-Dade.
The shooting at the resort — located off the Palmetto Expressway at Northwest 36th Street and 87th Avenue — happened about 1:30 a.m., Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said during a pre-dawn news conference outside the resort that was carried live by local television stations.
“These officers did not hesitate for one second to engage this individual who was actively shooting in the lobby of the hotel,” Perez said.
The man who was shot was seen sitting up on a gurney as rescue workers took him to Kendall Regional Medical Center.
The man’s identity and current condition were not immediately known.
“He had an American flag that he did drape over the counter — that all will be part of the investigation, we’re going to take it from there and see what his real motives are, ” Perez said.
Perez said the incident was not immediately being considered an act of terrorism — but that possibility is not being discounted.
The FBI, Secret Service and Florida Department of Law Enforcement will all have roles in the investigation.
During the incident which played out quickly an officer from the Doral Police Department was hurt, but not from gunfire. He was taken to a hospital with a possible broken bone, officials said.
