A gunman shot at another man, chased his target as he fled and tried to fire again, but the pistol misfired, Supreme Court was told yesterday.

Zachary Fox, 22, has denied charges that he attempted to kill Richard Steede and that he used a firearm.

He also denied an alternative charge that he shot at Mr Steede with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Shauntae Simons, for the Crown, said Mr Steede was talking friends on the side of Happy Valley Road, Pembroke when he was attacked.

She added: “As they were talking, a motorbike approached Mr Steede and the passenger pulled out a gun and pointed it at him.

“He took off on his bike and struck a near side wall and fell down. He then got up and ran.

“The passenger pursued him on foot and attempted to shoot him again, but the firearm didn’t discharge and the rider and the shooter fled.”

Pc Christopher Sabin told the court that he collected CCTV footage from several sources on the night of the attack.

He said the footage from nearby Belvin’s Variety Store – which was played in the court – showed Mr Steede stop on the side of the road near the junction of Happy Valley Road and Curving Avenue at about 7.43pm on November 28, 2019.

Mr Steede was joined by another man, who had been walking down Happy Valley Road.

Pc Sabin said said two men on a motorbike rode west along Happy Valley Road and made a sudden U-turn just after they passed Mr Steede.

He added the pillion passenger raised his arm and there was a flash of light as they approached Mr Steede.

Pc Sabin said: “You can see Mr Steede crouch down on his motorcycle – his bike appears to crash on the wall and Mr Steede gets up and runs.”

He added the passenger got off the motorcycle to chase Mr Steede while the rider turned the bike around and followed the pair down Curving Avenue.

The court heard that Mr Fox was arrested hours after the shooting and at 11.30pm officers went to his Pembroke home to search it.

The officers seized several items including two phones, a helmet, a pair of shoes, a long-sleeved jacket and a towel.

Detective Sergeant Wendell Thorpe told the court that he had found the items in Mr Fox’s bedroom, collected them and put them in sealed bags for forensic tests.

He told the court that he wore gloves during the search.

But Mr Thorpe told Elizabeth Christopher, who appeared for Mr Fox, he said he did not change his gloves as he examined items.

Mr Thorpe agreed that it was possible that gun shot residue could have been transferred from one item to another because he had not changed his gloves.

He added he was aware that there had been an earlier firearm incident at the house, but he had not been involved in that investigation.

The trial continues.

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