A BOURNEMOUTH man opened his front door when he heard someone knocking only to be shot at by someone he allegedly knew, a court has heard.

Aidan Goodenough claims to have answered the door to Keiran Cameron, who stands accused of attempting to murder Mr Goodenough on January 5 this year, at his home at Hanlon Close in East Howe.

The 33-year-old, of Milborne Crescent in Poole, allegedly put both hands to the gun used to fire at Mr Goodenough, which the prosecution told jurors was a revolver.

Police found two bullets at the scene, one which had been mangled and found in the road and the other located inside the home of Mr Goodenough, where Cameron had allegedly fired between the victim's legs before he slammed the door shut.

He allegedly ran upstairs to his partner, Charmaine Sheppard, who was heavily pregnant at the time, to call the police.

Miss Sheppard's two young daughters had not long been put to bed when Cameron allegedly showed up, wearing a scarf and a hood pulled low, at around 8.30pm.

Mr Goodenough claimed to know instantly who the assailant was when he looked into his eyes, prosecutor Adam Feast told the court.

"The defendant reached behind him, took out a gun and pointed at Mr Goodenough," Mr Feast said. "It started to drop and he had to get his other hand to hold it in two hands."

The court heard Mr Goodenough had met Cameron in prison through a mutual associate Michael O'Rourke.

Mr Goodenough referred to him only as "Keiran from Manchester" when the police were called, the hearing was told.

The 999 call was played during the hearing at Winchester Crown Court on Monday.

"I saw part of his face," he said. "He had a scarf up to his chin. I saw his eyes and I knew it was him.

"All of a sudden I saw this massive flash. He just looked at me. He just stared. Then he went bam."

Mr Feast also told the jury about a burned out Peugeot 306 which was found the same evening. It had been sold to another of Cameron's associates some six days before the alleged shooting, the hearing was told.

"Is it just a coincidence?" Mr Feast asked. "Or it is part of a sequence of events to cover tracks?"

Cameron denies one count of attempted murder and one count of possessing a fire arm with intent to cause fear of violence - both of which relate to the incident on January 5.

The trial continues.