Remains found in garage of vacant Gary home, coroner seeks identification

GARY, Ind. - Human remains were discovered Friday in northwest Indiana and authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person.

Discovery of Remains:

Gary police responded around 1 p.m. to the 2600 block of Jefferson Street after the remains were found inside the garage of a vacant home.

Workers hired to clean the property discovered the remains under a pile of debris. Police said they were "badly decomposed."

The Lake County Coroner’s Office and Medicolegal Death Investigation Team arrived at the scene around 2:45 p.m.

The gender and race of the remains have not yet been determined. The cause of death is also undetermined.

A forensic autopsy is scheduled for Monday, March 31, at the Lake County Forensic Science Center in Crown Point.

What you can do:

The coroner's office urges anyone with a missing loved one to file a formal report and include a recent photo, height, hair color, weight, identifying marks, last known clothing, and size.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lake County Metro Homicide Unit at 219-755-3855 or the Gary Police Department’s non-emergency number at 219-660-0000.

We'll bring more updates to this story as they become available.