Members of the jury in the Lassana Cisse murder trial were shown video evidence on Monday documenting a police re-enactment with accused Lorin Scicluna, retracing his drive on the night of the fatal attack.
Recorded on May 19, 2019, two days following Scicluna's arrest, the footage was introduced by Police Superintendent Josric Mifsud, who guided the accused along the path.
Scicluna remained in the rear of a police vehicle as officers drove the route, starting at an Attard pastizzeria where he worked part-time.
During the ride, an officer recording the journey directed the camera toward Scicluna and requested that he describe his actions.
The trip highlighted specific spots where Scicluna indicated he retrieved a weapon and detached the license plates from his vehicle.
Prosecution arguments state that Scicluna and co-accused former soldier Francesco Fenech met at the eatery before travelling to Scicluna's Paola garage, where they took the plates off his white Toyota Starlet.
They allegedly drove toward Ħal Far armed with a firearm, searching for Black individuals to shoot.
Upon arriving at the scene, Mifsud told the court he saw Cisse lying motionless in the street as blood flowed nearby.
He interviewed Ibrahim Bah, one of two men wounded during the assault, who stated he was walking along the road when he suddenly heard multiple loud shots.
Mifsud added that officers later determined another victim had been targeted and injured in a prior incident on the same stretch of road.
Scicluna was apprehended on May 17, 2019, and underwent questioning, while Fenech was taken into custody the next day.
Earlier in the court proceedings, consultant emergency physician Jonathan Joslin described reaching the shooting site after initial reports misidentified the event as a vehicle collision.
Joslin informed jurors that he was called out around 11pm, but en route, emergency dispatchers updated them that three victims were down and a shooting likely occurred.
Mifsud noted to the court that the ride was recorded to serve as visual evidence for the Cisse murder investigation.
The superintendent recounted being dispatched to Triq il-Ġebel in Birżebbuġa late on April 6, 2019, following reports of a deceased individual on site.
When he arrived, emergency physician Michael Spiteri was already examining Cisse, who lay face-up on the asphalt.
Cisse showed no signs of life, was not breathing, and lacked a pulse, Joslin testified. Blood was visible along the left side of his body, and his headphones were still playing music on the ground.
Joslin subsequently treated Bah, who sustained a gunshot wound to his left buttock.
Bah was transported to Mater Dei Hospital, where medical scans verified a penetrating bullet injury; his condition remained stable.
The doctor also checked Mohammed Jallow, who had been shot in the upper right thigh.
Further evaluations revealed damage to his hip and pelvis, requiring him to undergo surgical treatment.
Relevant medical files detailing these injuries were formally entered into the court record.
Joslin confirmed that magistrate Rachel Montebello later requested him to compile a medical evaluation for May Malimi, who was injured on that same road two months prior.
Scicluna faces additional charges for the attempted murder of Malimi, though Joslin noted he did not attend that earlier scene.
Scicluna, now 29, is on trial for the murder of Cisse, a 42-year-old father of two from the Ivory Coast shot dead on April 6, 2019.
He also faces charges for the attempted murders of Bah, Jallow, and Malimi.
Prosecutors maintain the violent acts were driven by racial hatred.
Scicluna maintains his innocence across all nine charges, while Fenech is being tried in separate legal proceedings.