July 02, 2007 @ 9:06 am

Tony Thompson Death Ruled Accidental OD

Julianne Shepherd

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Autopsy report says Hi-Five singer passed while huffing Freon.

Tony Thompson, singer of R&B group Hi-Five, died from inhaling toxic levels of Freon, according to an autopsy report. The substance is a hydrocarbon commonly used in air conditioners and refrigerators. The report, released last Friday (June 29) by a medical examiner at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas, Tex., said Thompson had a history of inhaling freon. It also noted his bloodstream contained trace amounts of methadone, a drug commonly used to combat heroin addiction, but that no other drugs or alcohol were found in his body. As a member of Hi-Five, Thompson went platinum with such hits as "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)," "I Can't Wait Another Minute" and "I Just Can't Handle It." He released a solo album, Sexsational, in 1995. Though Hi-Five dissolved in the '90s, Thompson had reunited the group with four new members, who released The Return in 2005. Thompson's body was discovered June 1 outside an apartment complex in his hometown of Waco, Texas. He was 31 years old.

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