The Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday evening, released the identity a man who was found laying in the roadway in rural Madison County Tuesday afternoon. He was identified as 39-year old Jonathan Michael Hoffman, of Des Moines. Authorities say Hoffman died from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jonathan Michael Hoffman

The Iowa DCI is assisting the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in an investigation into Hoffman’s death. Anyone who has information or was on the Macksburg Rd between 2pm and 3:30pm on Tuesday July 21, 2020 and saw something, they are asked to contact the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at 515-462-3575 (extension 8).