The remains were found Tuesday afternoon on Mercury Drive, east of the Crosby Freeway.
HOUSTON — Houston homicide detectives are investigating a gruesome find in northeast Houston.
Someone found skeletal remains in the wooded area of a large park and nature trail.
The call came in around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday from Herman Brown Park on Mercury Drive, just east of the Crosby Freeway. The U Learn Soccer Academy is also nearby.
The human remains were handed over to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences to determine the identity, gender, age and cause of death.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477).