Man killed in Austin drive-by shooting

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A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Sunday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

Dashawn Townes, 34, was shot in the neck and chest by someone in a silver sedan at 9:31 a.m. in the 900 block of North Massasoit, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Townes, who lived nearby, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 10:07 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

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