Minneapolis Police Investigate Human Body Parts Discovery

Detectives from the Police Department of Minneapolis are reviewing missing persons reports in an attempt to identify the grisly find

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At a press conference Thursday night, the Minneapolis Police Department spokesman, John Elder , said detectives believe the victim is a white male, possibly about 30 years, according to KARE 11. com .

Elder said that people should remain vigilant, as the police have not “found all the parts” and that detectives and forensic teams are analyzing the evidence.

“These cases take a price. These cases are incredibly difficult for everyone on the scene, ”Elder said.

NE MPLS resident Austin Meimaridis says he stumbled upon a bag of human remains in his neighbor’s driveway Thursday morning, while police were collecting other human remains just up the block from where he lives. The story tonight on @ kare 11 news. pic.twitter.com/HRkWSxnGbV

– Deevon Rahming (@DeevonRahming)

June 11, 2021

Thursday morning, a passerby called the police around 9: 30 am to report “ possible body parts ”of a person , near Third Avenue NE and Main Street NE, according to Elder.

Elder announced the start of the investigation at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “The agents arrived, they located the remains and, in fact, they appear to be parts of the human body.”

“The officers are working with the forensic doctor and the crime lab of the MPD to retrieve these items, pack them and take them to the medical examiner’s office where they will work closely with our homicide unit to identify who this person may be, ”Elder said. “The body parts that were found would lead us to believe that the injuries caused by the removal would not be life-sustaining. These would be life-ending injuries. ”

Officers and detectives are reviewing missing persons reports to find out if the remains could belong to someone who has been reported missing .

“We are treating this as a homicide investigation,” Elder said.

Investigators at the scene are “ going through different areas and looking for anything that could be considered evidence, ”Elder said.

He also acknowledged that the human remains could have come from someone who obtained a corpse.

“Disturbing was exactly the word I used when I was on the scene,” he said.

Anyone who has seen something suspicious that you think might be related you should leave a detailed tip with Crime Stoppers at 800 – 222 – 22159.