A man shot to death early Wednesday on the block where he lived in the Back of the Yards has been identified as Rashon Purnell, though family members identified him as Rashon Nichols.
The 24-year-old was sitting in a vehicle at 4:13 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Bishop when he was shot in the chest, neck and arm, according to Chicago Police.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:26 a.m., according to Cook County medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy showed that Purnell, who lived on the block where he was shot, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner’s office.