A Suffolk County prosecutor today urged a Superior Court jury in a closing argument to review all of the evidence in the case – including the defendant’s taped confession – and find him guilty of the 2007 fatal shooting of a business owner during the course of an armed robbery.

“All of the evidence in the case points in one and only one direction,” Assistant District Attorney Cory Flashner told jurors as he pointed at the defendant seated in the courtroom. “Right here, to the defendant, GARY JOHNSON.”

Johnson (D.O.B. 10/28/89) is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition, for his role in the Nov. 1, 2007 fatal shooting of Dorchester business owner Mumin Manavoglu.

Flashner reiterated to jurors that, during the course of the trial, they had heard testimony from eyewitnesses who described the defendant to police and were later able to identify him as the shooter. He also reminded them of a taped confession that Johnson made to police detectives within hours of the shooting.

Flashner replayed a portion of the post-Miranda confession for jurors. A voice identified as Johnson’s said, “I did do it. I just wanted some money. That’s all I needed. That’s why I did it.”

During the trial, Flashner told jurors that Manavoglu – an immigrant from Turkey who became an American citizen – “was living the American dream” when he and a friend opened Stalex Pizza on Norfolk Street. Manavoglu was married and had three children, he told jurors.

Manavoglu got up early as he did every day, and went over to the pizza shop at about 6:30 a.m. to begin doing food preparation and to manage employees. The shop served breakfast, lunch and dinner in addition to pizza. Manavoglu and his co-owner were working in the restaurant at about 9:30 a.m. when a man, later identified as Johnson, wearing black clothing and covering his face with the sleeve of his hooded sweatshirt, walked into the establishment brandishing a handgun.

Johnson allegedly pointed the gun at Manavoglu’s partner and demanded money from the cash register, Flashner said. After putting approximately $80 in a plastic delivery bag, Johnson ran out of the store.

Manavoglu “made the choice that he was not going to be a victim of armed robbery,” Flashner said, and chased after Johnson.

During the pursuit, Manavoglu was able to get close enough to the defendant to engage in a struggle with him, Flashner said. Johnson then grabbed the gun from his pocket and fired a shot behind him. The shot did not strike anyone, but caused Manavoglu to fall to the ground. Johnson continued to run down Norfolk Street towards Edson Street; Manavoglu got up and again gave chase.

Johnson then “chose to turn and shoot that gun a second time,” Flashner said. The bullet penetrated Manavoglu’s nose, going up his sinus cavity, up into the skull, and into the back of his brain, where it remained lodged until his death two days later, he said.

Within seconds of the shooting, Boston Police officers on routine patrol in the area saw Johnson running onto Edson Street, then rapidly change course upon seeing the police cruiser. At about the same time, officers noticed a group of people gathered around the victim as he lay on the sidewalk in a pool of his own blood.

Officers followed items discarded by the defendant, which Flashner called “a trail of bread crumbs,” and discovered the defendant hiding near a shed in the backyard of a nearby Woodrow Avenue home. The trail of items allegedly left behind by the defendant included a black knit cap, a black hooded sweatshirt and a pair of black pants. Officers also recovered a high-capacity 9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun in an area behind Woodrow Avenue near where the defendant was found.

Flashner told jurors that Manavoglu’s decision to chase after the defendant was “not a choice that he deserved to die over.” Flashner urged jurors to find Johnson guilty, noting that Johnson’s decision to fire the gun at an unarmed man “warrants a conviction of felony murder.”

Johnson is represented by attorney William Keefe. Superior Court Judge Frank Gaziano is presiding in courtroom 906.