Charles Dean Thompson, 65, of Gastonia, North Carolina, died on August 8, 2015. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during the Vietnam War, Thompson later worked for the Gaston County Police Department and retired in 1995; he then served the community as a substitute teacher. He is survived by his wife Lisa Passmore Thompson, children Matthew, Jeffrey and Aimee Thompson, step-children Brad and Lesley Chaplin, brother Robert Thompson, sister Marlene Heafner, grandchild Sterling Espada and step-grandchildren Payton and Aiden Chaplin.

On the same day in Gastonia an incident was reported in which a male suspect shot and killed a neighbor inside a home and then fired on responding officers; police returned fire.

Does anyone with knowledge of the Gastonia incident or of 4621 Balsam Street in August 2015 have information to clarify what happened to Charles Dean Thompson?