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Video shows defendant apparently handling gun

Alleged gunman and gang member Noet Barnett was captured on a cell phone video fooling around with what appeared to be a firearm.Mr Barnett, along with five other men, passed the weapon around among themselves and pointed it at each other and the camera.According to gang expert Alexander Rollin, four of the men, including Mr Barnett, are members of the 42 gang.Mr Barnett stands accused of shooting Jeremiah Dill, 28, in Pembroke on October 4, 2010, and is on trial at Supreme Court.According to evidence from Sgt Rollin yesterday, the victim was a member of the rival Parkside gang. Prosecutors have classified the shooting, which left the victim with three gunshot wounds, as gang-related.Mr Barnett denies committing the crime.The video, recorded on a BlackBerry cell phone on October 28, 2010, was played to the jury by prosecutor Carrington Mahoney yesterday.It was found by police when they raided the home of one of the men filmed, Kofi Dill, on December 23 2010.Mr Barnett was filmed laughing as he pointed the gun at a man identified by Sgt Rollin as Kamie Dublin, then snatching it away when Mr Dublin tried to grab it.He was also shown passing it between himself and Jerome “Fire” Dublin, described by Sgt Rollin as “higher up in the 42 gang”.Kofi Dill, described by Sgt Rollin as a “higher-ranking member of 42”, was filmed rapping lyrics that included “f**ck Parkside, f**l Warwick” and “f**ck Parkside, hate Parkside”.He also rapped: “Tell Jahkiel I’ll murder his ass and kill. I don’t give a f**k shotta Prince.” According to Sgt Rollin, those were all references to the rival Parkside gang and its high-ranking members Jahkiel Samuels and Prince Edness.Parkside and 42 are embroiled in a murderous feud involving tit for tat shootings, explained the officer.Kofi Dill went on to say: “Ain’t many dead but I can guarantee there’s some coming”.According to Sgt Rollin: “He’s referring to the lack of Parkside members that have been killed and he’s saying there’s going to be some coming that are going to be killed.”Julian Washington, described by Sgt Rollin as “more of a mid-level member of 42” was filmed pointing the gun at the camera.According to Detective Constable Shawnta Edmondson, police arrested Mr Barnett, Kofi Dill, Jerome Dublin and someone known as Smalls in late November 2010, over what police believed to be a firearm. The arrests were in relation to video footage the police received.Det Con Edmondson said a warrant was executed and what turned out to be a fake firearm was recovered in a property next to Mr Dublin’s residence in St Monica’s Road, Pembroke.Det Con Edmondson said the men were released without charge after police realised that the gun was a fake.Asked by Mr Mahoney if she was able to say whether the gun in the video shown to the jury was real or fake, the detective said she could not say.The jury has watched videos of Mr Barnett’s police interviews after he was arrested in connection with the shooting.Although he denied having anything to do with the crime, defence lawyer Victoria Pearman suggested he could be heard remarking: “A fake gun I touched.”Mr Barnett denies attempted murder, using a firearm to commit attempted murder and handling a firearm, and the case continues.