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Saturday 19 May 2018
Man injured in police shootout at Miami-area Trump resort

By JENNIFER KAY a heavy police presence
FREIDA FRISARO Friday. The entrances were
Associated Press blocked with yellow police
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Gun- tape and by patrol vehicles
fire erupted early Friday at throughout the day.
President Donald Trump's No resort employees or
Miami-area golf resort, as a guests were injured, Doral
Florida man shouting anti- Mayor Juan Carlos Bermu-
Trump rhetoric fired into the dez said.
hotel lobby's chandelier The golf resort previously
and waited for police to known as the Doral Resort
arrive for what one official & Spa was purchased by
called an "ambush-type at- the Trump Organization in
tack," police said. 2012. Its signature course is
Five police officers from Mi- the Blue Monster at Doral.
ami-Dade County and the The Trump National Doral,
city of Doral exchanged which includes several
gunfire with the man, injur- buildings for lodging and
ing him, and quickly ended an expansive clubhouse, is
the threat at the Trump- among the largest hotels in
owned Trump National the Miami suburb. It's about
Doral Golf Club, Miami- 8 miles (13 kilometers) from
Dade Police Director Juan Miami International Airport.
Perez said. Its website describes it as
"These officers did not hesi- an 800-acre resort with 643
tate one second to en- total guest rooms, more
gage this individual that than 100,000 square feet
was actively shooting in the (9,300 square meters) of
lobby of the hotel," Perez Police respond to The Trump National Doral resort after reports of a shooting inside the resort Fri- event space and four golf
said. "They risked their lives, day, May 18, 2018 in Doral, Fla. courses.
knowing that that they had Associated Press In June 2016, the PGA Tour
to get in there to save lives announced that the presti-
in that hotel." It was not immediately wounds in his legs in the but they rarely had any gious World Golf Champi-
Trump was not at the subur- clear how Oddi gained ac- incident, which began interaction with the beefy onship hosted at the Trump
ban golf resort at the time. cess to the resort grounds. around 1:30 a.m., accord- man beyond casual greet- National Doral since 2007
Perez identified the suspect "We don't know what his ing to police. Video foot- ings. would relocate to Mexico.
as 42-year-old Jonathan intentions were in the long age showed the conscious "He was always in the gym," The announcement in-
Oddi, who lives in a con- term but we know what he suspect being wheeled into said Lina Diaz, who lives furiated then-candidate
do building about a mile was doing at the time — he a hospital on a gurney, and on the same floor as Oddi. Trump, who called the
away. was trying to engage our Miami-Dade Police spokes- "He seemed like a normal move to Mexico a "sad day
Perez said Oddi took a flag police officers in some kind man Alvaro Zabaleta said guy, nothing aggressive or for Miami, the United States
from a flagpole at the re- of ambush-type attack," Oddi was hospitalized in weird." and the game of golf."
sort and draped it over the Perez said. good condition Friday af- Diaz and other residents Trump said in a Fox News
counter in the lobby, where In plotting the ambush, Per- ternoon. woke up Friday morning interview with Sean Hannity
he pointed his gun at sev- ez added, "He did succeed Eric Trump, the president's to police tape blocking a that, "I hope they have kid-
eral people but only fired — and he did lose." son and executive vice driveway to the building, napping insurance."
into the ceiling and light fix- One Doral Police officer president of the Trump or- and officers and media PGA Tour Commissioner
tures overhead until police broke a wrist and the sus- ganization, tweeted early gathered at its entrances. Tim Finchem said the move
officers arrived. pect suffered gunshot Friday, "A huge thank you "You never know who is liv- had nothing to do with
to the incredible men and ing next door to you. It is politics, only finances. Ca-
women" of the depart- sad and shocking," Diaz dillac did not renew its title
ments, adding that "every said. sponsorship of the event,
day they keep our commu- Oddi worked as a dancer and no other sponsor that
Paradise in the Caribbean nity safe." and entertainer, and he wanted to be at Doral was
The Secret Service issued a owns a small dog named found, Finchem said.q
statement saying its agents Popo, one friend, Luis Da-
were at the scene and vid Gonzalez, said in an
working closely with other interview with The Miami
agencies. It added, "No Herald .
Secret Service protectees Gonzalez was bringing cof-
or security operations were fee and eggs to Oddi on
impacted as a result of the Friday morning when he
shooting." heard about the shooting.
Court records in Miami- He said he worked out with
Dade and Broward coun- Oddi every day.
ties show a slew of misde- "I'm surprised and con-
meanor traffic infractions fused," Gonzalez said. "I
for Oddi, but no felony ar- knew him 10 years. He's a
rests. good person."
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