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Rashon Purnell, 24, Shot Dead In Back Of The Yards, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | August 24, 2016 9:14am | Updated on August 26, 2016 11:30am
 Rashon Purnell, 24, was shot to death in Back of the Yards early Wednesday, police said.
Rashon Purnell, 24, was shot to death in Back of the Yards early Wednesday, police said.
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BACK OF THE YARDS — Rashon Purnell, 24, was shot to death while sitting inside his car in Back of the Yards early Wednesday morning, police said.

At 4:13 a.m., Purnell was sitting in the 5400 block of South Bishop Street when he was shot in his neck, chest and arm, according to a police incident report.

Purnell, of the 5400 block of South Bishop Street, was pronounced dead at 4:26 a.m. at the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

No one is in custody, police said.

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