OCALA, Fla. — Detectives say a New Smyrna Beach man whose body found between two businesses early Wednesday was killed somewhere else and brought there.

  • New Smyrna Beach man's body found in Ocala
  • Detectives think he was killed elsewhere, brought there

The body of Eric Michael Rugg, who was found shot, was found between an Auto Zone and Shell gas station near 1700 Pine Avenue in Ocala at about 4 a.m.

A 2007 GMC pickup truck suspected of being used in the crime was recovered in a parking lot in Putnam County. It was to be returned to Ocala for processing.

If you have any information about the shooting, you're asked to call Ocala Police at 369-7183 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or go to ocalacrimestoppers.com to provide an anonymous tip.