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Who is Jonathan Oddi, the gunman shot after ranting at Trump golf club?

MIAMI — The man accused of firing inside Trump National Doral Miami resort has been identified as 42-year-old Jonathan Oddi.

On social media, Oddi lists himself as a fitness instructor, real-estate investor and manager at Pegasus, a business dealing in minerals and gemstones. Oddi lived a few miles away at a rental complex and became a U.S. citizen in August.

Miami-Dade's police director said Oddi removed a flag from the back of the property and entered the lobby early Friday morning shouting "anti-Trump rhetoric," later shooting into the ceiling and chandeliers as officer rushed in. Five officers fired their weapons, Perez said, and Oddi suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the legs.

The suspect — who was not a guest at the resort — waited in the lobby for police officers to arrive before luring them into a gunfight, authorities said. During the gunfight, the unidentified man was struck several times in the lower body. No workers at the resort or guests were injured. A Doral cop hurt his wrist.

"There's a shootout in the lobby," said Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez. "He's at the hospital stable. Don't know how many times he was hit."

News footage shows a bald man arriving at Kendall Regional Medical Center on a stretcher. Doral mayor J.C. Bermudez said authorities do not believe the shooting was terrorism related.

"Thank God no one was hurt," Bermudez said.

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The shooting unfolded at the sprawling West Miami-Dade resort, which was bought by the Trump Organization in 2012 and used to host the popular World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Gunfire broke out just after 1:30 a.m. in the lobby of the resort; several Doral cops and one Miami-Dade police officer were involved.

As rush hour began Friday morning, entrance to the hotel was blocked off as media awaited updates in the parking lot of the nearby Carolina Ale House.

The president's son, Eric Trump, tweeted his appreciation to the police departments involved in the shootout.

"A huge thank you to the incredible men and women of the @DoralPolice Department and @MiamiDadePD. Every day they keep our community safe. We are very grateful to you!" Eric Trump tweeted.

Police said the lobby wasn't crowded, but there were employees and hotel guests there. By sunrise, an array of federal agencies were on scene: the Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate the police shooting, along with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.

Investigators are now trying to figure out Oddi's motivations; FBI agents were searching his apartment Friday morning and will examine his computers and electronic devices.

His online public postings provide few clues, but offer mixed political leanings.

In an Instagram post, he posted a meme from Turning Point USA, a right-wing conservative group. The meme contrasts a U.S. soldier with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who famously knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

"colin worries he doesn't have a nfl career and kneels for popularity," Oddi wrote in his Oct. 26 Instagram post.

A look at his private Instagram account reveals scores of posts, most of them screenshots of news stories. Among them, accounts of singer Chris Brown being accused of rape, federal authorities pushing the death penalty for opioid dealers and the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

He fawns over First Lady Melania Trump: "#flotus rocks! She sets the example of mannerism. She counters Trumps aggressiveness," he wrote in one post showing Melania Trump smiling in the White House.

Another post shows a Time magazine cover depicting Trump for a story about his troubles with porn star Storm Daniels. "Reality is harsh," Oddi wrote.

And in another post, Oddi blasts the United States for "giving $10.4 million every day" to Israel. "They have free healthcare and college. but we don't because we can't afford it!"

Oddi, who is married, shows no arrests in Miami-Dade County.

Longtime friend Luis David Gonzalez was on his way to Oddi's home with eggs and coffee when he learned of the shooting. He and Oddi worked out together every day at the LA Fitness in Doral. Gonzalez said Oddi is a dancer, possibly a stripper, and has a small dog named Popo.

"I just wanted to see if he was doing fine," Gonzalez said. "I'm surprised and confused … I knew him 10 years. He's a good person. I've very surprised he did this."

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