The Supreme Court yesterday heard how armed police arrested a man outside his family home just after a shooting incident.

Officers told the court yesterday that they descended on Zachary Fox’s Pembroke home at 11pm on November 28, 2019 – about three hours after a gunman opened fire Richard Steede.

The court heard Mr Fox met officers at the front door and complied with them.

But Elizabeth Christopher, counsel for Mr Fox, questioned the officers about their movements and their handling of the defendant.

The officers told the court that they had been called to a briefing at the armoury at Police Headquarters in Prospect that evening after they collected their firearms.

Both officers who testified said they wore gloves during the operation.

One, who handcuffed Mr Fox, said he had put on a pair of leather gloves before he left Prospect and the other testified he put on new latex gloves once he arrived at the house.

The first officer said he had last fired his weapon on October 25, 2019 and the second said he had last used his on September 17 that year.

He added that when officers put away their weapons, they cleaned them to remove gunshot residue and carbon, secured them and stored them on a shelf.

The court earlier heard that Mr Fox’s hand were swabbed for gunshot residue at Hamilton Police Station after his arrest and that several items were seized from his bedroom for forensic tests.

Mr Fox, 22, has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he attempted to murder Mr Steede on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke and that he used a firearm to commit the offence.

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

The court heard earlier this week that Mr Steede was on the side of the road near the junction of Happy Valley Road and Curving Avenue at about 7.45pm on the day of the alleged incident when two men approached on a motorcycle.

The motorcycle turned around and the passenger pulled out a gun and fired at Mr Steede, but missed.

Mr Steede crashed his own motorcycle and fled down Curving Avenue.

The pillion passenger followed him and it was alleged he tried to shoot again – but the court heard the pistol malfunctioned.

The trial continues.

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