Twenty-one-year-old Kevin Warner was this afternoon found guilty by unanimous verdict of the premeditated murder of Dekimo “Purple” Martin.The Supreme Court jury also found Warner, of Warwick Park Road, Warwick, guilty of carrying a firearm for use in connection with an indictable offence on May 28 last year.During the two-week trial, the court heard the two men had been friends for several years, with Mr Martin's relatives acting as almost a second family to the defendant.Several witnesses including the victim's cousin Chelsy Lewis recalled seeing and hearing the two men talking outside the family's home on Peacock Crescent in Somerset until the early hours of the morning.Warner, who was allegedly acting distant that night, was the last person seen with the victim moments before three gun shots rang out.According to defence lawyer Kim Hollis QC, Warner had left the home 15 to 20 minutes beforehand and was on his way to Hamilton when Mr Martin was shot.But prosecutor Carrington Mahoney urged the jury yesterday to consider a series of “coincidences” that pointed towards Warner's guilt.The victim's sister Danielle Martin said she saw a man, matching Mr Warner's height, body-build and clothing type, running from the scene.Warner, who was also a frequent visitor to the home, had parked his bike down at Butterfield Lane, instead of riding up to the house that night.Witness Charlita Campbell said she saw Warner bathing in Clorox and vinegar the night after the murder and told the court he asked her to lie to police to give him an alibi.He was remanded in police custody and will appear at the July 1 arraignment's session for a date to be set for sentencing.Speaking after the verdict Detective Chief Inspector Nick Pedro called the verdict "bitter-sweet" saying that it brought closure to the Martin family, but also signalled "the fact of yet another Bermudian man convicted of murdering a fellow Bermudian man".He praised those witnesses who volunteered evidence in the case and said: "I think this trial demonstrates the fact that people that come forward and give evidence in Supreme Court trials will assist us in securing justice for the Bermudian community."It demonstrates this very well that justice will prevail if people come forward and give the assistance to assure convictions."He also lauded the Bermuda Police Service and said the trial marked the tenth Supreme Court conviction for serious crimes in a row.