Human remains, including a skull, have been found in Easton, Massachusetts, a law enforcement source told the NBC10 Investigators.
The person has not yet been identified, the source added.
Easton police had said Wednesday, amid a police investigation, that remains believed to be human were found in a brook off Summer Street after being called about 12:50 p.m.
Officers were seen in the yard of a house on Summer Street near Black Brook Road.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office on Thursday said authorities were first called in when residents found what appeared to be a human skull in a stream by their house. Investigators have since discovered what appear to be human bones and continue to search the area.
State and local police responded to the scene, which was processed by investigators.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had said they would test the remains to confirm they are human, police said.
Easton police said in an earlier statement that there was no active threat amid the investigation.
"Residents should expect to see a presence of uniformed officers and investigators for the next several hours," police said at the time.
