Ven-Basten Valcourt. PROVIDED BY THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

On Sunday, May 5, at around 9:35 p.m., the Cape Coral Police Department received multiple calls about a black Mercedes sedan driving recklessly and gunshots were heard coming from the vehicle near the 900 block of Northeast 8th Place, Cape Coral. The driver was described as a black male wearing a white shirt, police said.

According to a report from the CCPD, officers found the black Mercedes sedan parked in the driveway of a home in the 800 block of Northeast 10th Terrace. The garage door was open and the car was unoccupied and running. Officers observed broken windows on the vehicle.

Officers also reportedly saw a black male in a white shirt, later identified as Ven-Basten Valcourt, 31, inside the residence pacing and looking out the windows. Valcourt could be seen holding a gun inside the residence, police said, adding that he exited the residence multiple times before retreating inside.

Cape Police K9 responded and the Bearcat was utilized, and the suspect eventually came out of the residence unarmed and was taken into custody without further incident. A search warrant was executed and officers found a handgun under the bathroom sink and multiple spent casings in the home.

Valcourt was arrested and charged with one count in violation of F.S.S.790.15(2) – Discharging a Firearm from a Vehicle within 1,000 Feet of a Person and one count in violation of F.S.S.790.10 – Improper Exhibition of a Firearm.