Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
-Patrol Operations Bureau
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Robbery/Homicide Unit

What:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Detectives investigate human remains found in park.

Where:
The remains were found at the War Veterans Memorial Park located at 9600 Bay Pine Boulevard in unincorporated St. Petersburg.

When:
Deputies responded to the park at approximately 10:49 a.m. on March 8, 2016.

How/Why:
On March 8, 2016 at about 10:49 a.m., deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the War Veterans Memorial Park located at 9600 Bay Pines Boulevard, regarding a report that skeletal remains were found in the park.

Detectives say that the skeletal remains are human, however, the identity and the gender of the deceased are not immediately clear.  A death investigation is currently underway.

No further details are available at this time.

The investigation continues.