Investigators in San Bernardino County responded to reports of human remains spotted outside a convenience store and found a teddy bear purportedly wrapped in human skin, though there are now unconfirmed reports that the object may be a prank.
Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies arrived at an AMPM store in Victorville, located in the 1300 block of Bear Valley Road at around 12:05 p.m.
“A coroner investigator has taken possession of the object, and the investigation is continuing,” SBCSD Public Information Officer Mara Rodriguez said.
In footage of the scene obtained by KTLA, sheriff’s deputies had cordoned off the store’s parking lot, while the coroner’s investigator inspected the teddy bear which could be seen just outside the entrance of the AMPM.
The gloved coroner was seen gently turning the object around while examining it and then putting the teddy bear shaped object into a pink-colored plastic bag.
It’s unclear if investigators asked the store for footage from its surveillance cameras.
In a post to a Facebook page called Dark Seed Creations took credit for making the teddy bear.
“You can’t make this sh*t up! One of my skin teddy bears has apparently been involved in a prank that brought police attention! This is f****** wild!,” the post read.
No further details were provided by investigators. KTLA has reached out to the sheriff’s department for comment on the investigation.
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