Man killed in drive-by shooting in West Lawn

He was standing at a gas station in the 6700 block of South Pulaski Road when he was shot, police said.

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A man was shot to death in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night in the West Lawn neighborhood.

Tyrel Jamel Stornes, 25, was standing at a gas station in the 6700 block of South Pulaski Road when someone in an SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire about 11:20 p.m., according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was shot multiple times in the leg and torso, police said.

Stornes got in a car and tried to drive away but hit a curb in the 3700 block of West Marquette, police said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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