This morning, human remains were discovered at Oakland's Lake Merritt. The remains, found in a suitcase near the water's edge at Lake Shore and Hanover Avenues, were reported by local station KTVU.
Lake Merritt, a beloved recreation spot, is now the center of a homicide investigation. Local authorities were called to the scene when volunteers cleaning the lake found the suitcase, according to sources. The magnitude of their chilling discovery was unknown until emergency responders opened the suitcase on site.
The Oakland Police Department is currently withholding the victim's identity, pending family notification. However, it has been confirmed that the case is being processed as a homicide. The remains were located along the 1900 block of Lakeshore Avenue. Further details were covered in an NBC Bay Area report.
