Woman found dismembered at apartment complex in Georgia: Police
A teen who lives at the complex is a person of interest for murder, police said.
The remains of a dismembered woman were found at an apartment complex in Georgia, police said, calling it a "shocking" and "particularly gruesome crime."
An 18-year-old man who lives at the apartment complex is in custody and is a person of interest for murder, police said Friday.
The remains were discovered Wednesday night at the Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna, police said.
Kingston Bradley, the person of interest for murder, has been charged in connection with the investigation, according to Smyrna police. He has so far been charged with concealing the death of another and is being held on no bond, according to Cobb County jail records.
Lt. Meredith Holt, the public information officer for the Smyrna Police Department, said the murder investigation is "active and ongoing."
"We are continuing to do interviews to see if there are any other possible suspects that could be out there," she told reporters during a press briefing on Friday.
Police are looking into whether there are any connections between the victim and person of interest, Holt said. Bradley has not provided any statements to investigators, she said.
"We have issued multiple search warrants and continuing to do a lot of interviews," she said. "We are looking at multiple different types of evidence, at multiple different types of possible scenes, and through that we are following any lead that we have."
Holt confirmed to reporters that investigators are still searching for other parts of the victim's body.
"This is a shocking crime. I don't know how else to describe it," Holt said. "I've been in law enforcement for 25 years, and I have been a part of multiple homicide cases, and I worked crimes against children for 16 years, and this is a particularly gruesome crime."
Authorities have not yet officially identified the victim, Holt said Friday.
"The medical examiner is not willing to make a confirmation at this point in time," she said.
There are people who believe they are related to the victim, Holt said. DNA testing is underway "to get an absolute confirmation," she said.
The family members reported a missing person whose phone and vehicle were at the Park Valley Apartments, Holt said. An officer responded to the complex Wednesday evening, knocking on several doors and conducting interviews, before leaving after about 30 minutes, she said. The officer is believed to have told the family to file a missing person report with police in Atlanta, because that was the last location she was seen, Holt said.
About 30 minutes after the officer left, officers responded to the apartment complex again for the homicide investigation, police said.
ABC News' Victoria Arancio contributed to this report.
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