Active shooter in Doral Florida!
Officials say the man suspected of opening fire at one of Donald Trump’s golf clubs had been “yelling” and “spewing” rhetoric against the president. Cops were called to Trump’s Doral hotel and golf club at around 1:30 a.m. on May 18 after staff called 911 to report that shots had been fired in the hotel lobby. Miami-Dade police Director Juan Perez told the media that Jonathan Oddi, 42, was wounded after exchanging fire with responding officers. Perez said Oddi had been “yelling and spewing some information” about Donald Trump.
Perez continued, “He had an American flag that he did drape over the counter. That all was part of the investigation. We’re going to take it from there and see what his real motives are and how far we get into that point, and then we’ll have that discussion with the FBI to see how far this goes… This was a definite attempt to lure officers into the lobby of that hotel.” Perez later said that Oddi took the flag from the back of the Doral golf club and brought it into the building with him.
In total, five officers were wounded during the encounter. One officer reportedly received a broken wrist. Oddi was also hurt and has been taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Oddi & President Trump Seem Have the Same Opinion on Colin Kaepernick
Instagram/Jonathan Oddi
In October 2017, Oddi posted a meme to Instagram in which the suspect accused former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick of not being a “hero.” Oddi goes on to say that “Colin worries he doesn’t have an NFL career and kneels for popularity.” Trump has been outspoken in his opinions about Kaepernick’s anthem protests. In April 2018, Trump made reference to Kaepernick at a rally saying, “We defend our flag and we honor our flag… and if others honored our flag, they’d be a lot better off wouldn’t they?” Oddi also…