Police have identified a man who died over the weekend in St. Joseph after an assault in midtown.

36-year-old Robert J. Martinez has been identified as the man who died Sunday after an alleged assault in the 1400 block of Penn Street around 10 p.m. Saturday.

According to St. Joseph Police Department Commander Eric Protzman officers responded to that location Saturday find a man who had sustained serious injuries from an alleged assault.

Martinez was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment and later died from his injuries.

A man in his mid-40s was arrested Sunday in connection with the case.

An investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information related to the incident are asked to contact the detective division at 816-271-5336 or crime stoppers at 816-238-TIPS.