A prosecutor urged a jury to convict David Cox of what she described as the “the assassination of Yankee Rawlins”.Mr Rawlins, whose real first name was Raymond, was shot 16 times as he entered the Spinning Wheel nightclub on Court Street, Pembroke, early last August 9.Mr Cox is on trial, accused of being one of the two gunmen responsible for the slaying, but he denies anything to do with the crime.This morning, prosecutor Cindy Clarke recapped on what she suggested were the key aspects of the Crown’s evidence showing Mr Cox’s guilt.She invited them to consider the fact that earlier the same night, Mr Cox’s friend Julian Washington was shot and injured at the Mid Atlantic Boat Club in Devonshire.She reminded them of evidence earlier this week from police gang expert Sgt Alexander Rollin that both Mr Washington and Mr Cox are members of the 42 gang.According to Sgt Rollin, Mr Rawlins was an associate of their rival gang, Parkside, who 42 have been engaged in a murderous feud. And he said, an act of disrespect against one gang would prompt retaliation against the other.Ms Cox also reminded the jury of evidence from Michael Parsons, who was hosting his 31st birthday part at the Spinning Wheel that night. He told the jury he’d been friends with Mr Cox since childhood and he was also friends with Mr Rawlins.According to Mr Parsons, he recognised one of the gunmen, who wore a blue jacket with the hood covering his face, to be Mr Cox. He said he recognised him by his eyes.“David Cox was the shooter in that blue jacket,” said Ms Clarke, urging the jury to accept Mr Parsons’ evidence, and stating he had a “clear view” of the shooter under good lighting conditions.“You can safely rely on the evidence of Mr Parsons alone to prove that this defendant was the man who shot Yankee Rawlins.”However, she said, there is other evidence that also points to Mr Cox’s guilt, and went on to detail those aspects. See tomorrow’s edition for the full story, including the closing arguments from defence lawyer John Perry QC.