SFPD Investigates Human Remains Found Under Fillmore Street Business As Suspicious

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Human skeletal remains were discovered under a Lower Pacific Heights building on Friday and police say they are investigating the matter as a suspicious death.

The remains were discovered when a dry cleaning business in the 1900 block of Fillmore Street called in contractors to do plumbing work, according to police.

The contractors were digging underneath the building when they discovered a human skull and bones.

Police were called in shortly before 4 p.m. and homicide investigators are treating the case as a suspicious death.

"The medical examiner's office is working along homicide investigators from the San Francisco Police Department," said SFPD Public Information Officer Albie Esparza said Monday. "We'll be working closely with them as far as identifying who this person was."

There was no word from authorities yet on how long the bones had been there.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide investigator Sgt. Kyra Delaney at (415) 553-1146, or the department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444. Tips can also be texted to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.

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