A Norfolk man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and arson after a man was found dead inside a home on Picadilly Street Tuesday morning.
According to the Norfolk Police Department, when firefighters responded to reports of a fire in the 1400 block of Picadilly Street, they found 30-year-old Demont A. Brooks dead inside the home. Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire inside the home and called for police.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene and determined Brooks did not die from the fire. His death was classified as a homicide, and his body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine his cause of death.
Jamal A. Knowles, 34, was named as a person of interest in Brooks' death. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a police chase that ended in a crash and a foot pursuit.