ROCKVILLE, MD — Police say bones found by a man walking his dog in Rockville Tuesday are human, and officials are asking for the public's help in identifying the decedent.

At around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Montgomery County police responded to a report of discovered skeletal remains in a wooded area near Shady Grove Road and Procera Drive, officials said. Upon arrival, investigators determined the remains were human.

The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Office in Baltimore for an autopsy, which may reveal the manner and cause of death, the person's sex and other identifying characteristics.