Human Remains Found By New Owners Of Trenton Home Monday

TRENTON, MI — Human remains were found in a recently purchased home in Trenton that previously belonged to a man who had died in June after shooting at police in Tennessee, according to reports.

A human skull was found in the fire pit of a home in the 5500 Block of Wilson Monday, according to WXYZ. The outlet reported that the home previously belonged to Mark Eberly, 57, who died in late June after shooting at a Tennessee deputy, according to The News-Herald.

Michigan State Police said Tuesday morning that they had detectives from the Special Investigation Section and Michigan State Police Crime Lab at the scene assisting Trenton Police with the investigation.

The skull was found in a fire pit by the home's new owners shortly after they closed on the house and they immediately contacted police, WXYZ reported.

Eberly had moved from the home sometime during the coronavirus pandemic, according to FOX 2. The channel reported he would have nightly fires in the fire pit before moving away. Now, police are trying to contact Eberly's possible girlfriend, who also may have been living at the home for a time, FOX 2 reported.

WXYZ reported that the remains of just one person have been found.

Eberly died in June after shooting at a Tennessee deputy who checked on him after seeing he was pulled over to the side of the road, The News-Herald reported. The officer was shot in the chest but was wearing a bullet proof vest. It is unclear if Eberly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if it was from the officer returning fire, according to The News-Herald.