Police: Man shot dead in parking lot near day care

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was found shot to death in the parking lot of a day care near Panama Park, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. 

The man was later identified as Maurice Cardell Sutton, 33.

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Police say that officers were flagged down near West 48th Street and North Main Street, near Northside Elementary School, early Thursday morning after someone found a body on the ground. 

Officers don't know how long Sutton's body had been there, but said it was probably prior to 4:20 a.m. and it appears that he was shot in the parking lot near a day care.

At this time JSO does not have any suspect information. Officers are checking video surveillance.