Reward to catch masked murderers

Adam Chadwick had a three-year-old daughter

A £5,000 reward has been offered to help catch the killers of a man who was gunned down in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.

Adam Chadwick, 20, was shot when three masked men and a woman burst into his sister's home in Clifton Mount, Harehills in Leeds, on 27 June.

The Crimestoppers charity has offered the reward to encourage anyone with information to come forward.

Police said the hunt for Mr Chadwick's killers was "very much alive".

On the night of the shooting a woman had knocked at the house, and others in the area were asking for "Michelle".

'Need justice'

The gang are thought to have escaped in a Ford Focus C-Max vehicle, which was found abandoned on Chapeltown Road, Leeds, a day after the killing.

The vehicle was stolen from the Oatland Heights area of Little London on 11 June.

Det Supt Steve Payne, who is leading the investigation, said: "The hunt for Adam's killers is still very much alive and we are determined to catch them.

"We are grateful for the reward from Crimestoppers and I would appeal to anyone who saw the Ford Focus on the night or the days leading up to the murder.

Police issued an e-fit of a woman who was in the area asking for 'Michelle'

"I also urge anybody who knows the identity of the woman knocking on the doors or anyone called Michelle who could be involved to contact the police at our incident room on 0113 2413006 or call Crimestoppers direct and anonymously on 0800 555 111."

Police believe Mr Chadwick, who left a three-year-old daughter Ruby, was not the gang's intended victim.

In October his mother Jackie said: "We just want justice for Adam. We just don't understand why he was killed.

"We have to talk about it because we need these people caught, we can't let them walk the streets.

"We just want anyone who knows anything to come forward. We know people may be frightened to give information but we need justice for Ruby too who has lost her daddy."