By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

SECURITY footage was shown in court yesterday of two men exiting a vehicle and opening fire on a man in broad daylight on East Street, as the trial for a 2022 attempted murder continued.

Mauricio Webster Jr, 23, and Malik “Chopper” Hanna, 27, appeared in the prisoner’s dock as Officer Roberts presented the footage before Justice Franklyn Williams.

The men are accused of attempting to kill Adam Newbold on East Street, near “Big Yard” in Coconut Grove, around 11.50am on December 18, 2022.

The footage showed a white Mitsubishi subcompact stopping on the left side of the road. The doors opened and two men in dark clothing exited, ran into a yard, and opened fire on the victim. They then ran back to the vehicle and sped off as pedestrians fled from the gunfire.

Officer Roberts said police were able to extract the vehicle’s licence plate number, AV5841, by zooming in on the footage. However, she could not confirm whether the vehicle was left or right-hand drive, nor whether police ever recovered it.

She told the defence that she could not determine which of the men fired the weapons and said the shooting took place over about eight seconds. When questioned about whether a rifle was used, she said the footage showed the suspects using handguns.

Desiree Ferguson and Gwendolyn Brice-Adderley prosecuted the case, while Keith Seymour and Alicia Delancey-Richardson represented the defendants.