Young father Adam Chadwick was shot at the house in Clifton Mount, Harehills, on Tuesday June 24 and died later in hospital of his injuries.

The 20-year-old was visiting his sister when, at 10.40pm, a woman and three masked black men, wearing brown and green camouflage clothing, came to the door. Following a disturbance Adam was shot.

Martin Chadwick, 44, today said: "We are still expecting him to turn up at the house, in his van, and put his bag down. We still can't believe it's happened. It's still like a dream."

Mr Chadwick appealed for the public's help in catching three men and a woman who were involved in the murder.

His wife Jackie, 46, held a photograph of Adam and his daughter Ruby, three, at a press conference at Millgarth police station in Leeds.

Mr Chadwick said: "People are saying Adam was in the wrong place at the wrong time, this is incorrect. Adam was where he liked to be with his friend and sister Gemma.

"Adam and Gemma have always got on and when she bought her house he practically lived there.

"What happened on that night should not have happened because the people who killed Adam had no reason to be there. They should not have had a gun. They should not have expected to just go into someone's house.

"Adam was well liked by everyone. I have not heard a bad word said about him by anybody. He did nothing wrong. He was an honest, hard working young man. He was a good son, a good brother, a good friend to hundreds of people but most of all he was a brilliant father.
"How could this happen to a man like this?

"I hope anybody with information, no matter how trivial you may believe it might be, please please please ring the police. We need to make sure something like this does not happen again.

Det Supt Steve Payne said he believed Adam, a carpet fitter with no known links to criminal activity, had been shot in a case of mistaken identity.

The same woman involved in the disturbance had earlier been knocking at doors in the area asking for someone called 'Michelle'. The woman is described as white, 27 to 28 years old, 5ft 4 to 5ft 5inches 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.

A blue Ford Focus C-Max car, believed to have been involved in the shooting, was recovered by police on Wednesday June 25 in Chapeltown Road at its junction with Reginald Street.

Mr Payne, of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team who is leading the investigation, said: "It is vital that we trace this woman as soon as possible. We believe that she went to this property twice earlier in the day asking for 'Michelle' and was turned away.

"We also need to hear from anyone who has information about the three masked men who were involved and the Ford Focus C-Max registration number YH54 SBV was stolen from Little London in mid June and is believed to have been involved in the incident."

Anyone with information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police on 0845 6060606.