First responders were called to check on an unresponsive man on a boat at Bay Point Marina on Monday afternoon. They declared him dead at the scene.
NORFOLK, Va. — An undetermined death investigation is underway after a body was discovered on a boat Monday afternoon, according to the Norfolk Police Department.
Officials say first responders were called to Bay Point Marina in the Ocean View area of the city around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 because of an unresponsive man on a boat.
When they arrived, the first responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. This incident is now being investigated as an undetermined death.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.
This is a developing story. Check back with 13News Now for further updates.
But if you ask him about his true passion, the answer may surprise you.
“When I picked up a comic book, it was easy,” said Flood. “It felt natural for me to read that kind of stuff.”
Flood loves comic books, and estimates he owns nearly 60,000 graphic novels. But growing up, especially in his community, Flood says it wasn’t always easy sharing this side of him.
“If you weren’t an athlete, and you weren’t into culturally normal, cool things then you got harassed or outcasted,” he said. “As I got more comfortable with myself, and more importantly more confident, I started doing things that made me happy, and comics have always been a big part of my happiness.”
And now, he hopes to inspire people who look like him to embrace their nerdy side.
This weekend, Flood is hosting the first-ever Atlantic Comic Convention in Norfolk.
“We’re going to have a literacy component. So we have a bunch of guests that work for Marvel,
DC (Comics), and Image and have a ton of screenwriting credits for very, very popular shows and you’ll have access to that. And that’s something that’s never, ever happened in Norfolk.”
There will be comics, gaming, anime and cosplay.
But the biggest part — he wants to encourage Black creatives, a group he says doesn’t always feel welcome in these spaces.
“Representation is wildly important, and a lot of times we don’t get the opportunities,” he said. “When I get calls, when I get emails, when I get messages, they say, ‘This is the first year? You’re Black? I will be there!”
Flood said he wanted to create a space where people felt comfortable to be who they are.
After all, that’s what comic books did for him.
“If you’re into writing, illustrating, or just nerd culture, it’s going to be… unforgettable,” he said. I’m getting riled up just thinking about it.”
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