Security guard shot inside Marriott hotel in Coconut Grove. Cops searching for shooter

A security guard is in critical condition after he was shot and robbed at a Coconut Grove hotel.

Miami police said the man was robbed at gunpoint inside the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, 2649 S Bayshore Dr., around 2 a.m. Friday.

He was also shot on the leg, said a police spokeswoman.

The shooter ran away with the man’s gold chain, she said.

The security guard, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

Police said he is in critical condition and is is undergoing surgery, as of 8 a.m. Friday.

Anyone with information about the shooting or where the shooter should call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription