{"id":330922,"date":"2026-07-06T17:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330922\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:44:10","slug":"cape-coral-mcdonalds-gunfire-suspect-arrested-weeks-later-at-a-trampoline-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330922\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral McDonald’s gunfire suspect arrested weeks later at a trampoline park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cape Coral McDonald’s gunfire suspect arrested weeks later at a trampoline park<\/p>\n

\"TylerCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Weeks after shots were fired in a Cape Coral McDonald’s parking lot during a dispute in June, police have made an arrest in connection with the incident. <\/p>\n

Cape Coral and Fort Myers police officers arrested Jamar Maurice James Jr., 19, at a Sky Zone Trampoline Park on the night of Friday, July 3.<\/p>\n

The shooting incident occurred shortly after midnight on June 2 at a McDonald’s at 8 NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the Cape Coral Police Department, no one was injured, and video showed a man brandishing a firearm while in an argument with bystanders. CCPD detectives said James was seen getting into the front passenger seat of a black Chevrolet Suburban before firing multiple gunshots from within the vicinity of a crowd. The vehicle then left the area before officers arrived.<\/p>\n

Forensic personnel collected evidence from the scene and identified James as the suspect, police said.<\/p>\n

James was taken to the Lee County Jail on charges of discharging a firearm in public (a second-degree felony) and disorderly conduct (a second-degree misdemeanor).<\/p>\n

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