SAN BRUNO — Detectives investigating a report of a missing person came across a more grisly discovery Thursday morning: remains of what appeared to be a dismembered human body.

Police received a report of a missing person several days ago, bringing them to the 3000 block of Pacific Heights Boulevard at 10:51 a.m. on Thursday. There, detectives found “what is believed to be, a deceased person,” according to a news release from the San Bruno Police Department.

“We strongly suspect it’s a dismembered human body and it’s not something very pleasant to be honest with you,” said San Bruno Police Cmdr. Geoff Caldwell.

The San Bruno Police Department is investigating this incident as a homicide and have arrested San Bruno resident David Stubblefield, 50, as a suspect.

Caldwell said it is not known yet whether the body is the missing person. The identity of the missing person is not being released pending further investigation and notification of family members.

When asked how many pieces the body was in when detectives discovered it, Caldwell said it was “too impossible to tell.”

A public records search shows Stubblefield lives on the block where police found the remains, but law enforcement didn’t specify if they found the body in the suspect’s home.

Related Articles Bay Area homicides 2017: Map and details Loida Magat, who lives across the street from Stubblefield’s home, said she walked outside her house on Thursday morning after police activity caught her attention.

Police wouldn’t say at the time what was going on, but Magat said one officer assured her she wasn’t in any danger.

The 72-year-old later found out by watching the news on television that police had discovered a dismembered body.

“We’ve been here for years. This is a big surprise. It’s the most peaceful neighborhood you can wish for,” said Magat, who has lived there since the 1970s.

Anyone with any information about this crime should contact the San Bruno Police Department at (650) 616-7100 or via email at sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov.