Homeless man walks into Florida grocery store carrying human skull

Deputies discover human remains in woods across from Indian River County store

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A homeless man walked into a Florida grocery store Tuesday morning holding a human skull.

According to a post on the Indian River County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, the man walked into the store and asked a maintenance worker to tell authorities that there were human remains in the woods across U.S. Highway 1.

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Deputies found the remains about 200 feet east of the highway. They said the bones had been slightly scattered, likely by animals.

Detectives said the woods are known to be a homeless hangout.

The remains were taken to a medical examiner's office to determine the victim's identity and cause of death.

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