Police shoot gunman at Trump-owned resort in Florida
Fri May 18, 2018 02:26:pm World
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Florida police have shot and injured a gunman rambling about US President Donald Trump in the lobby of his golf resort near Miami, officials say.
The man, identified as 42-year-old Jonathan Oddi, was taken to hospital after exchanging fire with police at the Trump National Doral Golf Club.
The police say they responded at 01:30 local time (05:30 GMT) after receiving calls about a man firing shots.
"Thankfully, there were no shooting victims," Miami-Dade police tweeted.
The police say that one officer "suffered a broken wrist".
Mr Oddi's motive was not immediately clear.
Local media report that Mr Oddi was "yelling and spewing" information about President Trump and draped a US flag over the lobby's counter.
Mr Oddi was not a guest at the resort, but lived in a nearby apartment complex, according to the Miami Herald newspaper.
On social media, Mr Oddi called himself a fitness instructor, real-estate investor and manager of a gemstone business, the newspaper reports.
He seems to be from South Africa, the newspaper reported.
Eric Trump, the president's son and a top official at the Trump Organization that runs the resort, praised police actions.
President Trump has so far made no public comments on the issue.
BBC
The man, identified as 42-year-old Jonathan Oddi, was taken to hospital after exchanging fire with police at the Trump National Doral Golf Club.
The police say they responded at 01:30 local time (05:30 GMT) after receiving calls about a man firing shots.
"Thankfully, there were no shooting victims," Miami-Dade police tweeted.
The police say that one officer "suffered a broken wrist".
Mr Oddi's motive was not immediately clear.
Local media report that Mr Oddi was "yelling and spewing" information about President Trump and draped a US flag over the lobby's counter.
Mr Oddi was not a guest at the resort, but lived in a nearby apartment complex, according to the Miami Herald newspaper.
On social media, Mr Oddi called himself a fitness instructor, real-estate investor and manager of a gemstone business, the newspaper reports.
He seems to be from South Africa, the newspaper reported.
Eric Trump, the president's son and a top official at the Trump Organization that runs the resort, praised police actions.
President Trump has so far made no public comments on the issue.
BBC
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