UPDATE: Woman arrested, man found dead in Hampton home with drug paraphernalia
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A potential Hazmat situation is under investigation after authorities found a man dead in a Hampton home Wednesday afternoon.
Around 2:05, Hampton police said emergency personnel were called to a medical call in the 600 block of Grimes Road.
Crews found a man dead inside a home. Investigators also found items that would be used to manufacture methamphetamines, police said.
Police said several homes in the area have been evacuated.
Neighbors watched the hazmat crews work for hours. The woman who called 911 for a medical call around two in the afternoon told News 3 the situation was something she never suspected would happen. Others were surprised too.
"I ride by here every day, didn't suspect anything. It's not good. Neighborhoods are not good like this . . . especially for kids and whoever else in the neighborhood. It's not good," said David Honeycutt, a neighbor.
Grimes Road is closed between E. Pembroke Avenue and Kensington Drive as the investigation continues.
Other agencies are assisting with the investigation, including the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia State Police Hazmat team.
