Jo Ann D. Thompson, 55, was shot to death and found on the back deck of her home in King and Queen Court House, Virginia on May 11, 2018. Deputies responding to a report of a shooting encountered a tense scene; a brief standoff with her husband, 58-year-old Bernie Lee Thompson, ended when he surrendered and was taken into custody.

A child was inside the house during the incident but was unharmed. Bernie Lee Thompson was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was being held without bond at the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center.

Are there details about the events leading up to the shooting or about Jo Ann’s life in the community that anyone can share?