Investigation Underway After Human Remains Found In East Alabama

Staff Reporter (newsdesk@chattvoice.com)
Tuskegee Police are investigating the discovery of human remains on Thursday evening. (file photo)
TUSKEGEE, AL- Police in the east Alabama city of Tuskegee are investigating the discovery of human remains overnight in the city. The discovery comes as law enforcement and family members continue to search for a Tuskegee University student that has been missing for more than a month.

On the evening of Thursday, April 1, 2021 police responded to the area of Alabama Avenue and Avenue B in Tuskegee. Upon arrival in the area police discovered human remains.

Police have not released an identity of the individual as of yet and are still working to confirm the identity which police suspect is a male. Police have also not yet released details of a cause of death. The remains have been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for additional information and a possible identity of the remains.

The investigation into the discovery continues at this time. Anyone with information can contact Tuskegee Police at (334)727-0200.

The discovery comes as police have been searching for 22-year-old Marquez Duncan Jr., a missing student from nearby Tuskegee University. Duncan was last seen and heard from on February 23, 2021. Central Alabama Crime Stopper issued a reward of $1,000 in March for information leading to the location of Duncan.

Duncan is described as a 22-year-old black male, standing 6' tall and weighing around 185 lbs. Duncan is a student at Tuskegee University and his home of address is linked to the Douglasville, Georgia area. Anyone with information on the disappearance of Marquez Duncan can all (334)727-0200 or Crimestroppers at (334)215-STOP.

This is a developing story and we will update new information as it becomes available.