Police are calling for help in solving a homicide over the weekend in Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Police Service says that they were called for a report of a man lying in the roadway around 2:45 a.m. Saturday morning. The man was on Main Street between Dufferin Avenue and Jarvis Avenue.

Police say that emergency personnel located a male in his 40s. He was transported to hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced deceased.

This investigation is continuing by members of the Homicide Unit. Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).