Bullets found in fences, home in 2010 Spryfield shooting, jury hears

Bullets allegedly fired at a man in December 2010 tore through fences and a home in the Greystone area of Spryfield, a Nova Scotia Supreme court jury heard Wednesday.

Terry Pipes, an RCMP firearm and tool-mark investigator testifying at Cody Alexander Muises first-degree murder trial, said he found holes consistent with gunshot damage in two fences, as well as the door of a home located near the area where Brandon Hatcher, 20, was fatally shot.

Pipes testified he found another hole below the door sill.

He said the bullet hole in the door was in line with another one in an inside wall and a hot water heater, which was located in yet another room where a bullet was found. Another bullet was discovered in the basement.

Lasers were used to trace the trajectory of the shots to an area near Regan Drive where a dozen bullet casings were found after the shooting.

Such measurements wouldnt lead to the exact spot where the shots were fired because the trajectory could be changed by various factors, but it would be in the area, Pipes said.

Earlier evidence at the trial indicated Muise, 23, and two teens each with a firearm went to the Greystone area of Spryfield the night of Dec. 3 because they thought Hatcher or another person was responsible for a shooting a few hours earlier at a home in Fergusons Cove.

That shooting wounded a man associated with Muise, and happened in a home that one witness said was a place where people in a group from the greater Spryfield area, including Muise, gathered.

Hatcher was associated with a separate group connected to the Greystone area. The two sides were at odds over drug territory, testimony has indicated.

Evidence has also revealed that Muise and his partners hiked through woods until they were behind rocks along Regan Drive, a road behind Hatchers home on Lavender Walk. One of the group had a brief conversation with Hatcher by cellphone, after which Hatcher came outside and fired a shot.

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Bullets found in fences, home in 2010 Spryfield shooting, jury hears