Authorities Investigating Scene Where Human Remains Were Discovered

Investigators late Saturday night roped off an area near Northwest 16th Street and College Avenue in Oklahoma City after a woman stumbled upon human remains. 

"A woman who lives in the area of the Plaza District here in Oklahoma City was walking her dog in a vacant lot," Oklahoma City Police Department Captain Jeff Spruill said.

The dog ran away from the woman who then made the discovery.

"When she found her dog, she found skeleton remains in the back of the lot," Spruill said.

OCPD, the homicide unit, medical examiners and a team from the University of Oklahoma all met Sunday morning to recover the remains.

"It is very clear these remains have been here for quite some time," Spruill said.

The team collected the remains and left the area around noon Sunday.

"This will be handled a lot like an architectural dig," Spruill said.

Cups, trash, and shoes were also discovered near the area where the remains were found.

Oklahoma City police is still investigating if there was foul play associated with this person's death.

"They have been here so long it is hard to know what trauma is actually present," Spruill said. "Obviously, human remains being found in a vacant lot in the middle of the city is automatically suspicious to us."

The remains are now at the medical examiner's office.