A bullet hole was discovered in the seat of a van where Raymond (Yankee) Rawlins was sitting when a gunman opened fire, the Supreme Court has heard.

The discovery was made by crime scene examiners investigating the attack in Court Street, Hamilton on the morning of December 16, 2009.

Prosecutors allege that 22-year-old Anthony Swan fired multiple shots outside C & R Discount store, which is owned by Mr. Rawlins' family.

He's said to have particularly directed the gunfire at a parked white delivery van where Mr. Rawlins, 47, was sitting in the passenger seat.

Mr. Rawlins was not injured in the shooting, but died in a separate incident a month ago.

Swan, from Pembroke, is on trial facing a string of charges including shooting at Mr. Rawlins with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He maintains his innocence.

Yesterday, the jury heard from Michelle Perinchief of the Forensic Support Unit, who photographed the hole, which went right through the bench seat in the front of the van.

She described it as being closer to the passenger side than the driver side.

Another bullet hole was found by the handle of the front driver side door and a bullet slug had fallen down into the side of that door.

Two bullet casings and a live round of ammunition were found outside the store.

Swan was spotted by Police on St. Monica's Road, Pembroke, around 15 minutes after the shooting. He was allegedly wearing clothing similar to that of the shooter, who was captured on CCTV, and riding a similar bike.

He led Police on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into a Police car on Parsons Road, tried to run off, but got arrested.

Ms Perinchief also photographed a number of items at the crash scene. These included a black glove wedged between a crack in the plastic bodywork of the bike, and a black jacket found between the bike and the Police car.

She agreed with defence lawyer Marc Daniels that a Police officer was pictured at the scene who was not wearing gloves. She agreed that officers failing to wear gloves could "possibly" contaminate a crime scene, adding "it just depends what type of crime scene you're dealing with".

However, when Mr. Daniels suggested that "this looks like a crime scene that's been tampered with", Ms Perinchief replied: "No, I wouldn't say that".

The case continues.