Gang member Marico Bassett fired about 13 bullets at his friend’s father in what was meant to be an execution, a court has heard.In her opening speech, prosecutor Susan Mulligan said Mr Bassett, 21, rode up to Randy Lightbourne and shot him on the afternoon of July 23 last year.Ms Mulligan told Supreme Court that Mr Lightbourne was lucky to recover from his injuries as he had been hit “multiple times” by the bullets fired.She said the motive for the attack outside Charing Cross Tavern in Sandys was that Mr Lightbourne was seen to be “a perceived threat” to the Money over Bitches (MOB) gang.Mr Bassett is charged with attempted murder and using a firearm to commit attempted murder, and denies both charges.Ms Mulligan said evidence would show that the two men were well known to each other.She said: “It was meant to be an execution. You will hear how Marico Bassett shot him (Mr Lightbourne).“Evidence will show that Mr Bassett was a member of the MOB … we will also show that he was a friend of Mr Lightbourne’s son.“The ties to gangs are stronger than anything else.”Ms Mulligan said Mr Lightbourne, who is nicknamed “Legend”, would testify against Mr Bassett during the trial.She explained that even though Mr Lightbourne can only see out of one eye, he would tell the court he has perfect vision.It is alleged that Mr Lightbourne saw Mr Bassett riding up to him on a scooter, wearing a helmet with a half-visor. Mr Lightbourne will say he recognised Mr Bassett’s face and tattoo across his knuckles.Ms Mulligan said Mr Lightbourne did not lose consciousness after he was shot and that he will also identify another man who “stepped over him and laughed” when he was lying injured in the road.The court heard Mr Lightbourne worked for Bermuda Air Conditioning, had been with the same woman for 22 years and had a son called Joshua.She said: “I can tell you he wasn’t a pillar of the community … but at the time he was shot, he was trying to turn his life around.”Ms Mulligan said Mr Lightbourne was known to have talked to several young people, including Mr Bassett, about getting out of gangs.She explained he had been a Somerset resident most of his life and knew all members of MOB, but said he was also with friends with people from Ord Road.Ms Mulligan said Mr Lightbourne was “an old school guy who always moved across gang lines” and said: “He had no qualms about hanging out where gangs hang out.”Chief Justice Richard Ground told the jury of five men and seven women that this case was a retrial. He explained that even though it was the not the first time Mr Bassett had been tried for this matter, the jury should only rely on the evidence before them.The jury was told they would hear from police officers, including a gang expert, a gun shot residue expert and witnesses who were at the scene but not close enough to identify the shooter.Ms Mulligan said the jury would be shown the shell casings from bullets fired and hear how police searching the home of Mr Bassett’s girlfriend, LaKeisha Wolffe, found some live bullets made by the same manufacturer.The trial will also hear how some of the clothing visible on CCTV appears similar to items seized at Mr Bassett’s home.The first evidence heard was a written statement from Detective Inspector Michael Redfern of the Serious Crime Unit who said he obtained the footage from the eight CCTV cameras at Charing Cross Tavern.The statement said Det Insp Redfern obtained a master copy of the CCTV DVD when he met Rossini Lawrence of GET Security at the junction of Middle and South Roads in Southampton at about 7pm on July 23.Mr Lawrence then talked the jury through the footage of the eight CCTV cameras, which captured both the interior and exterior of the bar.Defence lawyer Marc Daniels represents Mr Bassett. The trial continues.