A man has told a Supreme Court murder trial that he remembers wind passing his face and someone yelling "get down, gun" when a group of hooded men opened fire inside an Adelaide crash repairs workshop in 2012.
Two witnesses — whose identities have been suppressed for legal reasons — gave evidence today that they were at Jason De Ieso's workshop at the time of his alleged murder.
Brothers Husain, Mohamed and Musa Alzuain and Daniel Mark Jalleh, Ross William Montgomery, Seywan Moradi, Kyle Lloyd Pryde and Nicholas Sianis are all facing murder charges.
The prosecutor, Jim Pearce KC, told the court last week that a "cascading" series of events between two rival bikie gangs — the Finks and Hells Angels — led to the death of Mr De Ieso, who was not the intended "target".
Today, the first witness said that on the day of the alleged crime "something caught his attention" outside the workshop door right before the incident.
He said he saw a group of people wearing hoodies and holding what appeared to be guns walking towards the workshop.
"It appeared to be a joke," he said.
The witness said other people in the workshop started running for cover.
"I was falling backwards off the chair," he said.
"I felt the wind pass my face.
"I heard someone scream, 'Get down, gun.'"
The witness said he saw a man fall down and later realised it was Mr De Ieso, before he called an ambulance.
"I believe I had to catch my breath because I [was] frozen in shock," he said.
'I narrowly missed a shot'
The second witness who gave evidence today said he saw a group of men approach the workshop before he took cover at the back of the business near the toilets.
He said he recalled looking at one of the hooded men when he fired the first shot.
"It seemed like he was pointing it to the ground, possibly as a warning shot to get us out of the way."
"It didn't seem like he was particularly aiming at anyone at that time — at that point that's when I ran."
The second witness said he heard bullets hit the staircase as he was running behind it.
"I guess I narrowly missed a shot there," he said.
The second witness told the court he heard a lot of screaming and did not know what to do with Mr De Ieso except tell him to keep breathing.
The trial continues.
