Rashon A Purnell

Death by Force

Rashon A. Purnell, aged 24, was fatally shot on August 24, 2016, in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. He was sitting in his car on the 5400 block of South Bishop Street when he was shot multiple times in the neck, chest, and arm. The shooting occurred at around 4:13 a.m., and Purnell was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:26 a.m. according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. No suspects were in custody following the incident, which added to the already high toll of gun violence ...Read More