A murder suspect threw his clothes on a bonfire to destroy evidence, but police put the flames out and recovered the items, a prosecutor alleged.Antonio Myers, 25, is said to have been one of the assailants that shot Kumi Harford, 30, multiple times as he sat in his car on St Monica’s Road, Pembroke, early on December 5 2009.He is now on trial at Supreme Court accused of murder. Opening the case against him yesterday, prosecutor Rory Field alleged the killing stemmed from a disturbance earlier that night at Devonshire Recreation Club.Mr Harford, of Mission Lane, Pembroke, attended a party at that venue with friends. He later visited a friend’s house on Footbridge Lane and was shot in his car on nearby St Monica’s Road shortly after leaving.Mr Field told the jury more than one assailant was involved, at least two different guns were used and 12 bullet cases were found at the scene.He said the police received “witness based evidence” suggesting Mr Myers was the perpetrator.They heard he’d sought advice from “older, more experienced men” within an hour or so of the shooting because he was worried evidence could be found on his clothes.According to Mr Field, Mr Myers was dissatisfied with the advice given, so decided to burn the items.“Antonio Myers, together with some of his associates, they made a small bonfire behind a house in Middletown and set about burning the evidence, the clothes and shoes,” said Mr Field.“Police were quickly on the scene, found the fire, extinguished it, and were able to save a number of clothing items from the fire before they were destroyed.“Several of the items were able to be traced via DNA on them to actually match Antonio Myers. His DNA was found on several items of clothing found in that bonfire.“The Crown says that within less than an hour of the murder, the defendant was burning his clothes to destroy evidence of his part in the killing.”Mr Field said Mr Myers, of Rambling Lane, Pembroke, went on vacation to Jamaica after that. He was arrested at LF Wade International Airport when he returned to Bermuda after Christmas.Mr Myers is the only person on trial. However, the prosecutor said he can still be found guilty of murder even if another assailant fired the fatal shot, if the jury is satisfied he aided and abetted the killer.The first witness for the prosecution was Wendolita Francis, 34, of Footbridge Lane. She described Mr Harford as a good friend she’d known at least two years.She said he came to her house after the party at Devonshire Rec and stayed until around 5am. Seconds after he left, she heard numerous shots.When she got to Mr Harford’s car, she found him slumped in the driver’s seat. The victim was declared dead at 5.27am after being taken to hospital.Ms Francis’ friend Mandaya Thomas was at Devonshire Rec with her that night and witnessed the incident alleged to have sparked the shooting.In a police statement read into evidence yesterday, Ms Thomas, 20, told how a man named David Cox and a woman got into an argument. The woman threw a beer bottle at Mr Cox and he picked up Ms Thomas’s drink and threw it at the woman.Ms Thomas told police when she later saw Mr Harford in his car on St Monica’s Road, “I told Kumi to get off the streets because of what had happened at the Devonshire Recreational Club.” She later received a phone call to say he’d been shot.Mr Myers denies murder and using a firearm to commit murder and the case continues.