A human skeleton was discovered this week in an abandoned building on the University of Berkely campus.
UC Berkeley police were alerted to the remains on Tuesday.
The skeleton was found in a building on the Clark Kerr Campus, which is a residential hall complex located a mile from the school’s main campus.
According to police, the human remains were discovered in a graffiti-covered building that hasn’t been used in many years.
‘It is not clear how many years they have been there,’ police said.
‘There are no outstanding cases of missing individuals from the campus community.
‘Authorities added that there’s no reason to believe the skeleton is that of any missing individuals from the campus community.
‘We do not anticipate this investigation will disrupt resident activities at the Clark Kerr Campus, police said.
‘We understand that there are many questions and we anticipate that the coroner’s report will provide additional information.
Anyone with information on the remains is encouraged to contact UCPD.
A man who was working in the area at the time of the discovery told KTVU there was a significant police presence in the area.
‘We saw a lot of police activity. There was a construction site,’ he said.
‘They were like demo-ing everything out of this building and all of a sudden just stopped. The next day we saw the coroner come. A lot of police activity. It surprised me that much.
‘There’s a lot of homeless activity here, so it was an abandoned building, so figured probably something like that happened.
He suggested the discovery was not surprising given that homeless people have been known to take shelter in the derelict building, which is currently covered in graffiti.
‘It doesn’t surprise me that much. There’s a lot of homeless activity here, so it was an abandoned building, so figured probably something like that happened,’ he added.
The Clark Kerr campus is made up mostly of student accommodation but is also host to a swimming pool among other sports facilities.
The residential buildings on the Clark Kerr campus are designed in a ‘Spanish mission-style’ and offer students access to scenic hiking trails in the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve.
‘We understand that there are many questions and we anticipate that the coroner’s report will provide additional information,’ police said.
‘We do not anticipate this investigation will disrupt resident activities at the Clark Kerr Campus.’
The Alameda County Coroner’s Office is investigating.
