Police investigating after 7 suspected human bones found in Philadelphia home
Authorities are investigating after seven suspected human bones were found in a rowhome in Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood Monday evening.
Police were called out to the home on the 1800 block of Wharton Street around 5 p.m.
A business that was cleaning the property discovered skeletal remains and alerted authorities, according to a police spokesperson.
Investigators recovered the items and took them to the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office for a forensic analysis. The police department's Homicide Unit was also notified.
A stop-work order from the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections was seen on the property's front window Tuesday. The order said a permit must be obtained for the excavation of the basement.
A dumpster full of debris is sitting out in front of the home.