A family dispute on Tremont Street in Thomasville, North Carolina, ended in a fatal shooting on the evening of March 26, 2026. Officers who responded to reports of gunfire found 69-year-old Cynthia Duff with a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene. An 18-year-old grandson, Christopher Gardin, was also shot and taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Gardin is identified as the grandson of both Cynthia Duff and the alleged shooter.

Shortly after the incident, police located and arrested 71-year-old Clarence Taft Duff, Cynthia’s husband, in his vehicle on National Highway. He was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and discharging a firearm within the city limits, and is being held at the Davidson County Jail without bond while the investigation continues.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw the disturbance on Tremont Street that evening who can share what they observed?