The jury in a Saint John murder trial has finally heard the results of a long-talked-about gunshot residue test done for the investigation. 

Mélanie Brochu, a forensic specialist in the RCMP's trace evidence services, said swabs taken from Zakkary Reed within hours of the shooting tested positive for gunshot residue. 

Reed, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 20, 2023 shooting death of Alexander Bishop, 38, in an apartment at 170 King St. East. 

Brochu spent more than an hour on T…