A death investigation is being conducted in Alexandria just across the Arlington border.
Police say skeletal human remains were found yesterday in a wooded area behind a shopping center on the 4700 block of King Street, near the Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria campus and several blocks from Wakefield High School.
More from an Alexandria police press release:
The Alexandria Police Department is conducting a death investigation in the 4700 block of King Street on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
Shortly before 5 p.m, police were dispatched for skeletal remains of a human found in a wooded area behind a business. The remains were located and will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Loren King at 703.746.6689.
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