Police are asking for the public’s health as they investigate a homicide in Augusta.

A motorist called police shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, July 28, reporting a man was found on the side of the road near 42 Old Belgrade Road, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Efforts to revive the man, later identified as Tyler Robinson, 34, of Augusta, were unsuccessful.

State police Major Crimes Unit Central investigated throughout the weekend.

An autopsy by the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Police did not release further details but are asking anyone driving through the area between 9:30-10 p.m. who may have seen people running in the roadway to call Maine State Police at (207) 624-7076.