Skull and other human remains found near busy Queens shopping center: Police

Police are investigating after partial human remains were found near a busy Queens shopping center.

A skull and other bones were discovered just before 4 p.m. Monday along 20th Avenue near 132nd Street in College Point, according to police. The investigation has focused on a wooded area across the street from a shopping complex with a number of big box stores.

It was not immediately clear whether police were handling it as a criminal investigation. The medical examiner is working to determine a cause of death for the individual, who has not yet been identified.

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