LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) — A massive law enforcement response was seen Tuesday at a remote property in Lancaster where homicide detectives found human remains amid a missing persons investigation, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Investigators responded to the property in the area of 50th Street East and Avenue F following up on information related to a missing persons investigation, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said. No other information about the missing persons case was provided by the agency.
Investigators told Eyewitness News that human remains were found buried at that location Tuesday morning, with the help of cadaver dogs.
It’s unknown who the missing person is. It could actually be multiple people, according to the sheriff’s department. Investigators say that at this time there are no suspects in the disappearance and death.
“Following up on information from a missing persons investigation, today, at the scene, we’ve located human remains. At this point is homicide investigation, and we will be waiting for the Medical Examiners Office to come and recover the body or bodies, and at that point make positive identification,” said LASD Lt. Chris Oakley.
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Aerial footage from AIR7 showed a property with dilapidated structures and a police tent set up, with members of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau digging with shovels at the property.
Sheriff’s detectives also searched a second property in the 43000 block of Blooming Park Street in Lancaster as part of the investigation, but said that no one was arrested.
Video from the Blooming Park Street location shows several plastic storage containers on the driveway, a young man in handcuffs placed in the back of a patrol car and then a little girl, about 2 or 3 years old, in the arms of a deputy. That man was later released and the scene was cleared.
The sheriff’s department said their investigation will continue through the night.
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