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An autopsy report released Friday (June 29), reports that R&B singer Tony Thompson of the legendary group Hi-Five, died accidentally while “huffing” Freon, nonflammable gaseous or liquid fluorinated hydrocarbons employed primarily as working fluids in refrigeration and air conditioning and as aerosol propellants.
Dr. Reade A. Quinton, a medical examiner at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas, determined that Thompson, 31, died from “toxic effects of chlorodifluoromethane,” or inhaling a toxic amount of freon.
Thompson, a Waco, Texas native and former lead singer for the platinum-selling Waco quintet Hi-Five in the 1990s, was found dead outside an apartment complex on June 1. Waco police said his body was found by officers working security at the apartment complex.
The report also shows that Thompson had a history of “freon huffing.” No alcohol or illegal drugs were detected in the singer’s system. However, the autopsy showed Thompson had a smal
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