Richard Bain murder trial: 'Grace of god, the gun jammed'

In the moments after RichardBain washandcuffedoutside a nightclub where two people had been shot, hetold a Montreal police officer "I just wanted to shoot over their heads,"a juryheardThursday.

Const. MathieuBrassard told the juryinBain'sfirst-degree murder trial that the defendant went on to say "I got one. It jammed."

Brassardtestified that twoplainclothes Quebec provincial policeofficers were the ones whoinitially tackledBainafter theshooting, which left one person dead and another injured.

Brassard then took Bain into Montreal police custody. Heisthe officer who formally arrestedBain and escorted him through booking, where he saw his passport.

After proceeding with the arrest,BrassardsaidBainlooked at him and asked "Are you the one that put me down?"

WhenBrassardanswered no, he recalled the suspect replying either "He's got guts" or "He's got nuts."Brassardwasn't sure exactly what was said.

Later, whenBainwas in thebackseatof apolice cruiser,Brassardsaid heheard him say:"Your security was not good. My gun jammed. Grace of god, thegun jammed."

'The English are waking up,' suspect shouts

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Footage shows a man being led away by police after the Sept. 4, 2012 shooting outside Montreal's Metropolis nightclub.

Officer questioned Bain

Bainis accused of fatallyshooting lighting technician DenisBlanchetteoutside thePartiQubcoiselection-night victory rally in Montreal onSept. 4, 2012.

Another stagehand, Dave Courage, was seriously injured in the shooting. He testified earlier this week.

Along with the murder charge, Bainalso faces three counts of attempted murderand charges ofarson and possession of an incendiary device forthe attack outside the Metropolis club wherethen-leader PaulineMaroiswascelebrating her party's win.

Brassardtold the jury that he askedBain why he did it.Though he couldn't understand the first part of the answer, he said itended with "against the bitch."

In the Crown's opening arguments, prosecutorssaid they intended to demonstrate the attack on the election rally was politically motivated.

Cameraman describes chaotic aftermath

On Wednesday, cameramanMartin Bouffard told the jury at the Montreal courthouse that he started to roll on the scene after hesaw police officers running towards the back of the Metropolisnightclubwith their guns drawn.

"I turned the corner. There's a huge fire in the back.It's pretty chaotic over there,"Bouffard said during his testimony.

• Video shown in RichardBaintrial shows suspect yelling 'the English are waking up!'

The trial began last Thursday and is expected to last between six and eight weeks.

• Day 4: 'Thank you, smile away,' surviving victim Dave Couragesays to accused RichardBain
• Day 3: 'I heard a scream, and I saw the blood': Stagehand tells jury he thought it was a joke
• Day 2:Bainupset he couldn't vote on day of PQ election night shooting, court hears
• Day 1:'The English are waking up': Prosecution aims to prove political motive inBaintrial