The prosecution has closed its case against Jahkeo LeShore and Darrion Simons as the trial regarding the murder of David Clarke continues.

Mr Clarke, 26, was gunned down while riding his motorcycle near the junction of North Shore Road and Bandroom Lane on the evening of April 17, 2011. He suffered two gunshot wounds, one through the arm and another which struck his head.

One witness, a friend of the victim, said the gunman was a pillion passenger on a motorcycle which overtook her before pulling up alongside Mr Clarke and opening fire.

Mr LeShore, 32, and Mr Simons, 21, were subsequently arrested and charged with the premeditated murder, which they both deny.

The prosecution has suggested that the killing was part of a series of tit-for-tat shootings between the North Hamilton-based Parkside gang and the rival 42 gang, based in the St Monica’s Road area. While the court heard Mr Clarke was not affiliated with either gang, his brother had been involved with Parkside.

Mr LeShore’s brother, Jahmiko LeShore, was killed six weeks before Mr Clarke’s murder, and the firearm used to kill Mr Clarke had been used three weeks earlier to kill Randy Robinson.

Prosecutors have also said that Mr LeShore’s DNA was found on a Honda Scoopy, recovered in the hours after the shooting, and a pair of keys found near where the shooters made their getaway were linked to Mr Simons.

As the trial continued yesterday, a statement by Rodney Grimes Jr, who owned the bike prosecutors have said may have been used by the gunmen, was read to the jury.

Mr Grimes stated he had purchased the Honda Scoopy in September 2010, but was subsequently caught speeding by police and was suspended from driving all vehicles for a year.

That October, he said he took the bike down to the St Monica’s Road area and left it near a group of prefabricated houses with the key in the ignition.

“I used to regularly hang around with the 42 guys and considered them my boys,” he said. “I told them they could use the bike because I was off the road and didn’t want to get tempted.”

He said he left the Island in February, and was in the UK when the shooting of Mr Clarke took place. He said when he returned he was informed by police that his bike had been seized in connection to the murder investigation.

“All I can say is I left the bike up by the prefabs in October 2010 so those guys could use it,” he said. “I don’t know anything about the guy Clarke’s murder. Nothing whatsoever.”

The trial continues.

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