Police are asking the public for help after a man was found deceased on a North End street. 

On Monday afternoon at 4:40, police responded to a call in the 1200 block of Selkirk Avenue regarding a deceased male.

The deceased had been identified as 56-year-old Edgar Allen Bear of the Peguis First Nation currently residing in Winnipeg.

The Homicide Unit has since taken over the investigation and the scene is being held for further processing. 

Anyone with video surveillance or information that may assist investigators is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 204-986-6508, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS, or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.