DORAL, Fla. -- Reports of gunfire apparently came inside the Trump National Doral Miami after a man started yelling about the president and started shooting early Friday morning, stated authorities.
- Armed man in Trump National Doral fired shots
- Man is in custody, in hospital
- Officer hurt, but not from gunfire
At around 1: 30 a.m., a man walked into the lobby of the hotel in the Miami suburb of Doral, draped an American flag across a desk, and started yelling things about President Donald Trump.
Police were notified of an "active shooter" in the Trump-owned club about 1:30 a.m., Doral Police Chief Hernan Organvidez told news reporters. He said officers from Doral and Miami-Dade confronted him immediately and exchanged gunfire with the man who was "neutralized" and taken into custody.
Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said the man was shouting about Trump, and "actively shooting."
"He was yelling and spewing some information about President Trump and that's what we know so far. And he had an American flag that he did drape over the counter," Perez said.
Trump was not at the club at the time.
Perez said a Doral officer received an unspecified injury.
"You know, these officers did not hesitate one second to engage this individual that was actively shooting in the lobby of the hotel," he said. "They risked their lives knowing that that they had to get in there to save lives in that hotel."
Perez said the Secret Service was on the scene, and the FBI was on the way, but that local police were in charge for the time being.
As day was breaking, the large golf facility in the growing suburb was surrounded by a heavy police presence and news helicopters hovered over the scene. The entrances were blocked, and yellow caution tape was stretched across the main gate. A Miami-Dade crime scene truck was parked inside the gate.
The golf resort previously known as the Doral Resort & Spa was purchased by the Trump Organization in 2012. Its signature course is the Blue Monster at Doral.
The Trump National Doral, which includes several buildings for lodging and an expansive clubhouse, is among the largest hotels in the Miami suburb. It's about 8 miles from Miami International Airport.
Its website describes it as an 800-acre resort with 643 total guest rooms, more than 100,000 square feet (9,300 square meters) of event space and four golf courses.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.