Police ID man killed while sitting in car in SW Philadelphia

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Thursday, October 16, 2014
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Police say he was shot in the neck, head, and chest.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police have released the identity of a man who was gunned down while sitting in his car in Southwest Philadelphia.

It happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 2100 block of South 60th Street.

Police say they found 23-year-old Kyrell Tyler, of the 2400 South Edgewodd Street, shot in the neck, head, and chest.

They rushed Tyler to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, but he died a short time later.

Police haven't said who killed him or why.