Seven Years On - Police Appeal To Find Killer Of Adam Chadwick

Adam was shot at his sister's home in Clifton Mount, Harehills on Tuesday 24 June, 2008. He died two days later in hospital.

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dunkerley, of West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, is now leading the investigation.

He said: "Although it is seven years today since Adam was shot and fatally wounded, we remain absolutely determined to find those responsible for his murder and to get justice for his family.

"The grief and loss they continue to feel, particularly around the time of the anniversary itself, has not been diminished in any way by the passage of time. They desperately need answers about the circumstances surrounding his death and they need to see those involved face the consequences of their actions.

"His daughter Ruby is now ten years old and has had to grow up without her dad. She too needs answers about why Adam was taken from her in such sudden and violent circumstances.

"We firmly believe that there are people out there who know who was involved in his murder. Seven years is a long time and loyalties change as does the influence people can have over others.

"It may be that people now feel in a better position that they were at the time to pass on information and we would urge them to tell us what they know."

Adam had been visiting his sister the night he was shot when, at 10.40pm, a woman and three black men wearing masks and camouflage clothing came to the door of the house. A disturbance followed during which he was shot in the head and critically injured.

The woman who called at the house is known to have been knocking at other doors in the area prior to the shooting asking for someone called Michelle.

She was described as white, aged in her late twenties, around 5ft 5ins tall with dark brown hair, olive skin and dark eyes. She was wearing a baggy black fleece or cardigan over a round neck black top. An e-fit image of the woman has been released but police have so far been unable to trace her.

DCI Dunkerley added: "It may be that woman has an explanation as to why she was involved in what happened that night. I want to make a direct appeal to her to search her conscience, to think about the impact Adam’s death has had on his family and to come forward and tell us what she knows."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team via 101 or call the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their secure online form which can be found on the Crimestoppers website www.crimestoppers-uk.org

• Jim Dunkerley