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A £10,000 reward is being offered for information about the murder of 23-year-old Paul Pike on the sixth anniversary of his death.

Merseyside Police are offering the reward for the first time over the unsolved Crosby murder, which saw the young man gunned down in front of his girlfriend in a drive-by shooting.

He was blasted with bullets as he sat behind the wheel of his red Ford Transit van at traffic lights outside the busy Liver Pub on Saturday, June 5 2010.

The van was on Crosby Road North at its junction with South Road when a silver Audi TT, stolen previously from North Wales, pulled up alongside and shots were fired into the van.

It is thought the gunmen drove off, then turned around and came back towards the van firing further shots.

Paul’s girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat of the van, received minor injuries from flying glass.

The Audi was found abandoned and burnt out a short time later in Fairfield, a street off Endbutt Lane.

Now, on the sixth anniversary of Paul’s murder, detectives are offering a £10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest, charge and conviction of anyone for Paul’s death.

Detective Superintendent Neil Bickley, who is leading the investigation, said: “In the last six years we’ve made a number of arrests, but I am still very keen to talk to anyone who was around at the time of the shooting.

“We have had a great response from previous appeals and managed to identify all of the drivers we appealed for, but I am sure there is more information out there.

“The offer of the reward could be strong incentive for someone who knows who is responsible for Paul’s murder, which has caused a great deal of pain and suffering to his loved ones, to do the right thing and come forward.

“We believe this was a targeted attack and, as such, the people out there who know what happened six years ago today may be in a different position now.

“Loyalties and allegiances change and I would encourage those who do know who was in that Audi TT that night to do the right thing and let us know. Six years on, Paul’s family and friends are still dealing with his loss.

“I can reassure them that Merseyside Police will not give up until those responsible are put before the courts.”

The family described Paul as a son, father, grandson and nephew who was much loved and dearly missed.

Anyone with information can contact Merseyside Police on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.