The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin said it opened an investigation after a gruesome discovery was made when a resident found a human leg inside a community park.
Authorities said the leg was discovered in Warnimont Park on Tuesday, April 2, shortly before 5:30 p.m., “near the water” along Lake Michigan east of the golf course next to the pump house.
James Burnett, acting chief of staff for the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, told Fox News Digital that Authorities are investigating the discovery of the severed leg as a homicide.
Burnett noted that a person of interest has been detained.
He also added that the Milwaukee County Dispatch Center was notified about the discovery of a human leg when a park patron who was walking through the park called to report the grotesque discovery.
John Hemmer, a frequent visitor to the park, told Fox 6 that the discovery was very disturbing.
“Very shocking. This is a very quiet area. It’s just amazing to me. In a quiet area like this, something so atrocious could happen,” she said.
The park is located in Cudahy, Wisconsin, a small suburb about eight miles southeast of downtown Milwaukee.
Burnett said there is very little information to share at this time so as not to disrupt the investigation, but he was able to confirm the leg was human.
Agents have not revealed the process of how they will identify who the leg belongs to or where it came from.
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