DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police say they recovered a human skull in a wooded area over the weekend.
Officers were called to SE 36th Street and Vandalia Road on Saturday morning "to investigate a report of the discovery of potential human remains," a news release states.
Officers arrived and found a human skull.
The Des Moines Police Department and Polk County Medical Examiner's office are leading the investigation, but police say even they don't have many answers right now on where this skull came from.
"This could be something of historical significance, or it can be something as bad as a homicide," Sgt. Paul Parizek said. "And it's certainly unusual that we've got this skull being found today, and then one found just a few months back, not too far from there."
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.