WASHINGTON — Alexandria police are conducting an investigation after human skeletal remains were discovered Tuesday in Alexandria.

Shortly after 5 p.m., police were dispatched to the 4700 block of King Street after the remains were discovered in a wooded area behind a business. The remains will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The investigation is ongoing.

See map below for approximate location of the found remains.

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