GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a human head was found in a deep freezer in a front yard on Pinyon Avenue.
Mesa County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to reports of a suspicious incident on Pinyon Road at 2:30 P.M. last Friday. New homeowners were cleaning out various leftover belongings at a recently sold house and discovered a bag with possible human remains inside.
Authorities have since confirmed it was a human head.
This is an active MCSO investigation with no further information available at this time.
Officials believe there is no ongoing threat to the community.