Richard Bain murder trial: 'His gun jammed. He could've shot us all,' jury hears

Standing at the back door of the Metropolis club after the 2012 election-night shooting, a shaken provincial police officer was overheard saying, "His gun jammed.He could've shot us all," the jury learned Tuesday atthe Richard Bain murder trial.

Montreal policeConst. MartinDuverttestifiedthat when he arrived on the scene, it was "mayhem" on the radio waves.

He said he spotted a plainclothes provincial police officer, who exclaimedout loud to no one in particular that he could've been shot.

"He was afraid. He was afraid for his life," Duvert recounted.

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'Alot of firearms'foundat remote fishing lodge

The courtheard that the day following the shooting,provincial police drove roughly two hours from Montreal to La Conception, Que., where they searched a fishing lodge.

"It was a remote area," saidAlain Lemieux, an explosives specialist with the Sret du Qubec.

The dirt road leading to the house was too narrow for the large police truck, so Lemieux said he had to walk part of the way.

"I thought the place was beautiful," he testified.

Lemieux and his colleague searched throughone main chalet, a much smaller cabin nearbyand two tool sheds. Their job was tomake sure there were no explosives or traps inside, Lemieux told the jury.

While they found "a lot of firearms and a lot of ammunition," he said they found no explosives.

In addition to first-degree murder,Bainalsofaces three countsofattempted murder, as well as charges ofarson and possession of an incendiary device.

The trial began on June 9 and is expectedto take until the end of July.

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