Authorities have released the name of a man found slain Wednesday in Forestdale.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Friday identified the victim as Demetrius Dwight Broom. He was 53 and lived in Fairfield.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 2:03 p.m. to a report of a person down in the 1500 block of Pratt Highway.

Broom was pronounced dead on the scene by Forestdale Fire and Rescue, said sheriff’s spokesman Henry Irby.

Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the victim sustained both blunt and sharp force injuries during an apparent assault.

It wasn’t immediately clear when the deadly attack happened.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.