Early in the morning of Jan. 14, police say a Windham man shot and killed his wife in their home on Brookhaven Drive, with their three children at home.

Since then, state and Windham police have continued to investigate the case involving Noah Gaston, 33, and his wife, Alicia Gaston, 34. Detective Brian McDonough, the state police’s lead investigator, said the investigative unit is “reviewing interviews and witness statements and comparing them with evidence. Evidence is at the crime lab for processing.”

McDonough said the department is “making significant process in the investigation. There is still a lot we’re trying piece together.”

Authorities have released few details of the incident, in which Alicia Gaston was shot in her abdomen. The state also has not yet made a decision about whether to press charges, McDonough said.

Michael Cressey, maintenance operator at Cressey’s Apartments in Gorham, said the Gastons had lived in a Cressey-owned, single-family home on Flaggy Meadow Road for about six years. Cressey said the family moved to Brookhaven Drive last summer, when their friends, who own the home, went abroad for the year.

Cressey was unsure of whether the Gastons were house-sitting or paying rent, but said that their new home was bigger than their former place in Gorham.

Cressey said Alicia Gaston would call him to report any maintenance problems at the house.

“I’ll never forget that name,” he said.

Cressey described Noah Gaston, a chef by trade, as “not very sociable. He wasn’t as likable as the missus, that’s all.”

He also said Gaston liked to hunt and fish in the woods and rivers near their home.

Matt Mattingly, Gaston’s former boss at a restaurant in Gorham, said Gaston was “committed to his kids and family.” According to Mattingly, who owns PineCrest Inn and the 91 South restaurant, Gaston left his job in the Portland restaurant scene to work at 91 South, a job that allowed him to spend more time at home.

“I know he cares for his family a great deal,” Mattingly said.

Gaston left 91 South a couple years ago. Online resumes show Gaston was executive chef at New Morning Natural Foods in Biddeford, and had recently started his own business, Farmhouse Culinary, as a private chef.

Mattingly described Alicia Gaston as nice, creative and a devoted mother who provided homeschooling for their three children.

“Everything she did revolved around her kids,” Mattingly said.

Mattingly said he “certainly hoped” the shooting was an accident. “I can’t imagine it would have been anything else,” he said. “It just wouldn’t fit.”

On Monday, in the Windham neighborhood residents describe as “quiet” and “peaceful,” the Gaston home at 37 Brookhaven Drive was posted with yellow police tape. Many of the inside lights were turned on, and the shutters drawn.

Jeff Hannon, the Gastons’ neighbor, said he was “stunned” to hear about the shooting. The Gastons moved to Brookhaven, one of Windham’s first residential subdivisions, in August, Hannon said, and he had never spoken with Gaston. Hannon said he saw the Gaston children playing outside during the summer.

“It’s a quiet neighborhood,” Hannon said.

Shawn Sullivan, also a Brookhaven resident, said he never met the Gastons but he had seen their children playing outside and sledding after the first snowfall.

He said of the shooting, “It’s very close to home. But gun violence could happen anywhere.”

Sullivan said he had never noticed anything unusual at the Gaston home.

“Hopefully it was an accident,” he said.

A GoFundMe page, established by a friend of Alicia Gaston’s to raise money for the couple’s two daughters, ages 8 and 9, and her 2-year-old son, has so far raised more than $6,600. The children are living with relatives.

On Tuesday, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s office was briefed on the investigation by state police. McDonough said they will continue to meet and brief prosecutors throughout the investigation.

McDonough also said it will be “a couple weeks before all the information has been digested and evaluated (and) we are able to make conclusions,” which is normal for this type of investigation, he said.

“You need to take the time and make sure you get all the information you can. We just want to make sure we have all the accurate information before we disclose it to the public.”

A home on Brookhaven Drive in Windham where a woman was shot and killed by her husband last week. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the case. Alicia Gaston, 34, died after being shot in the abdomen by her husband. Noah Gaston, 33, is being questioned in the shooting of his wife, Alicia Gaston.