Minneapolis police say injured man found Jan. 6 has been identified

The Minneapolis Police Department has identified an injured man who was the subject of a Facebook post asking for help because he could not provide his name or life circumstances.

The man's photo was posted on Facebook by MPD, with the post noting he appears to have head injuries. He was first located Jan. 6 in the 3200 block of N. 4th Street in north Minneapolis and has since been in a hospital, according to Minneapolis police Sgt. Garrett Parten.

"He has not able to communicate to let us know his name, how he got injured, how he ended up where he was. There's just not a lot of information," Parten said at the time. "Hopefully someone can recognize him and speak up."

In an update to the original post, Minneapolis police say "investigators are currently in the process of notifying family members."

Without providing more details, authorities said the man was identified as "a direct result of public cooperation from across the country!"