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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit is investigating an infant girl was found dead in a van at a day care in the 5800 block of Lenox Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
#JSO Homicide Unit is on scene at a daycare in the 5800 block of Lenox Avenue in reference to a deceased infant that was left in a van. Media will be addressed at 3:15 p.m.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) May 22, 2019
Sky Action News Jax flew over the scene and showed that police had Ewing's Love & Hope Preschool & Academy on Lenox Avenue roped off.
There is a heavy police presence at a daycare near Delmar and Lenox Avenue.
— Brittney Verner (@BrittneyVerner) May 22, 2019
Stay tune to @ActionNewsJax as we gather the latest details. pic.twitter.com/wttSNT8xAW
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JSO Assistant Chief of Major Crimes Brian Kee said police were called to the scene just after 1 p.m. The child was found in a car seat in the back of the day care van not breathing.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department personnel tried reviving the child, who was later taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital.
The co-owner of the daycare, 56-year-old Darryl Ewing, was booked into jail and faces charges of child neglect, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Police estimate that the child was in the van, which was parked in the sun, from around 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kee said the girl's death appears to be heat related.
Kee said the day care picks up some children to transport them to the day care while some are dropped off by their parents.
The day care has about 14 children total. No other children were hurt.
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Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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