LIVE COVERAGE: Shots fired outside Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort
Local media reported police were questioning a woman about reports of trespassing at US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort (AFP Photo/JOE RAEDLE)

A bridge leading to Mar-A-Lago was shut down after shots were fired near a security checkpoint.


A driver breached the checkpoint outside President Donald Trump's private club in Palm Beach, Florida, and officers fired shots at the driver, reported WPBF-TV.

The driver got away, police said.

The Southern Boulevard Bridge was shut down as police investigated the incident.

Trump was scheduled to arrive Friday afternoon at the resort.