The DNA of a man accused of shooting Raymond (Yankee) Rawlins was found on a baseball cap recovered from the scene along with gunshot residue, a jury heard.David Cox’s DNA was also discovered along with gunshot residue on a glove found in a trash bin near where the alleged getaway car was found.The evidence came from expert witnesses called by prosecutors yesterday in the case against Mr Cox, 31, from Smith’s. He is accused of being one of two gunmen who shot Mr Rawlins 16 times as he entered the Spinning Wheel nightclub on Court Street, Pembroke, early on August 9 2010.Eyewitness Michael Parsons told the trial last week that he recognised Mr Cox to be one of the gunmen, despite him wearing a hood. And armed police officer Terry Trott described how an unidentified person in a crowd that gathered after the shooting claimed the baseball cap belonged to the culprit.Yesterday, DNA expert Candy Zuleger told the jury the cap had DNA from three or more people on it, suggesting multiple persons had worn it.She explained everyone has unique DNA, unless they are an identical twin, and it is found in blood, semen, skin cells and saliva.Mr Cox was the major contributor of DNA on the cap, which came from skin cells. It matched 14 out of 15 “markers” Ms Zuleger looked for when analysing the evidence.She said one of the minor contributors was male, and matched 11 of the 15 markers. She could not tell the gender of the other minor contributor.She agreed with defence lawyer John Perry QC that she could not tell when or how the DNA got on the cap.Police forensics officer Jewel Hayward recovered a pair of latex gloves after the murder from a trash bin outside a house at the junction of Glebe Road and St Monica’s Road, Pembroke.A green car, which had been reported stolen, was allegedly used as the getaway car in the shooting. This was found by the police after the shooting, elsewhere on Glebe Road.Ms Zuleger analysed one of the latex gloves found by the police. She told the jury DNA from skin cells on the glove matched Mr Cox. She agreed with Mr Perry that she could not tell when or how the DNA got on the glove.The trial also heard from gunshot residue [GSR] expert Keena Zitkovich yesterday. She explained that GSR consists of particles expelled from a firearm when it is fired. It is made up of three elements; lead, barium and antimony, and settles on people and objects near the firearm when the trigger is pulled.Ms Zitkovich said the baseball cap, marked with the logo NY 59FIFTY, was tested and two GSR particles were found.“With the presence of two three-component particles, those particles were indeed from the discharge of a firearm. So this NY ball cap was either near a firearm when it was discharged or it came into contact with another item containing gunshot residue,” she said.Nine GSR particles were found on the latex glove.“Again, since this is an item that would be worn by a person, this item would have been either in the presence of a discharging firearm or came into contact with another item that contained gunshot residue,” said Ms Zitkovich.In answer to questions from Mr Cox’s other defence lawyer, Craig Attridge, she agreed GSR can easily be transferred from one surface to another and it is impossible to tell when it got on to an item.Mr Attridge told the witness that FBI investigators in America say three particles of GSR are the minimum level that can be “reported” in a case as the evidence is frequently collected by armed officers.Ms Zitkovich said that was her understanding, and if correct, “then I suppose they may not have reported positive results” in this case.In an apparent reference to the evidence that Pc Trott was armed when he collected the baseball cap from the road, Mr Attridge suggested: “That GSR could have been transferred there from the very person collecting the evidence.”“Could have been,” replied the expert.Mr Cox denies premeditated murder and using a gun to commit murder. He is the only person on trial and the case continues.