Body parts found in northeast Minneapolis, authorities investigating

Authorities are investigating after human body parts were found in northeast Minneapolis Thursday morning.

Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder confirmed during a news conference the body parts appear to be those of a white man in his 30s.

"We don't know the origin of the body. We don't know the identity of the body," Elder said. He noted investigators are still trying to sort through everything to come to those conclusions.

Elder said authorities were in the area of Northeast Main Street and Third Avenue Northeast and called the discovery "disturbing." Additional parts were later found in the area of Third Avenue Northeast and University Avenue, Elder said.

Austin Memaridis said he was among neighbors who alerted police after they found the second set of body parts in bags near his house.

"You can make this stuff up. It's unreal," Memaridis said. "This is really nice neighborhood. It's really quiet."

Police are working with the medical examiner and the crime lab to investigate the incident as a homicide.

Police will review missing person reports and Elder mentioned that it's possible but unlikely that a cadaver was obtained in relation to this incident. Elder also noted the body parts appeared to be fresh.

He added that it doesn't appear to be a random act.

"We have not recovered all of the parts necessary," Elder said, noting that the investigation remains ongoing and any help from the public would be appreciated.

Anyone who sees something suspicious is urged to call 911 immediately.

"It may not be nothing, it may be something that can truly help us," Elder said.

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