A £50,000 reward is on offer for anyone who can help bring to justice the killer who gunned down father-of-three Redwan El-Ghaidouni outside his home in Hillingdon.

The 38-year-old was shot dead on February 3, just before 7pm, as he sat in his car outside the home he shared with his wife and three children in Vine Lane, Uxbridge.

Detectives want the public's help to identify a man seen about an hour before his murder standing by a telegraph pole opposite Mr Redwan's house, at the junction of St Andrews Road and Vine Lane.

They have issued an e-fit of the man, who was standing opposite the alleyway known to have been used by the gunman to escape.

Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh, who is leading the investigation for the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "There is a substantial amount of money available as a reward for anyone who has information that leads us to the arrest and prosecution for the man or people responsible for Redwan's murder."

"Redwan was gunned down, almost immediately after he pulled his car into his driveway. This was a very brutal and well-planned murder. It is likely the gunman would have been supported by other people.

"We have been examining Redwan's past and he was linked to criminality and drug importation.

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He added: "I am sure that Redwan's murder is being widely talked in criminal circles and networks. If you have information about the motive behind the killing, who may have been responsible, or the man who pulled the trigger you can speak to us in complete confidence."

Mr El-Ghaidouni was approached by a man as he pulled into the driveway that night and shot eight times through his car window.

The gunman was wearing a distinctive dark hooded top, with a large motif on the front, dark bottoms, dark gloves and dark shoes or trainers.

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He ran off through an alleyway leading to Saunders Road and turned the corner, where he was caught on CCTV, before running in the direction of Dowding Road.

The victim's partner and mother of his children, Samantha Tait, said: "It has been six weeks since Redwan was so brutally taken from us, it feels like a nightmare.

"The police have been working tirelessly around the clock, but they need your help, for all his family and his children's sake make that call.

"We desperately seek the truth and to obtain justice for Redwan."

DCI McHugh added: "Do you know the man who is featured in our e-fit? He may be the man who shot Redwan or just someone who was seen in the area at the same time.

"This murder took planning and I believe the gunman would have made previous trips to recce Redwan's street. Did anyone see the same man hanging round, either on foot or in a car, in the weeks or days leading up to the murder? If you did, I would urge you to get in touch with my team.

"Redwan left work at around 5.20pm on the day he was murdered. Normally his journey would take about 30 minutes but on that Tuesday he didn't get home until just before 7pm. We are still piecing together what he was doing during the course of that hour.

"We have traced Redwan to the general area of Hillingdon Hospital at about 6.30pm but as yet cannot find a reason why. If you met him that night, saw or spoke to him on the phone then please let us know."

Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8785 8099, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.