Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams suspected of killing 5 in South Carolina, official says. Coroner says he took his own life
Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city of Rock Hill of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police, the York County coroner’s office said.
Sheriff’s officials said someone shot six people at the first home Wednesday afternoon, leaving five dead and one seriously injured.
Former NFL player Phillip Adams is suspected of killing 5 in South Carolina, official says. He took his own life
Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city of Rock Hill of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police, the York County coroner’s office said.
Sheriff’s officials said someone shot six people at the first home Wednesday afternoon, leaving five dead and one seriously injured.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) -A former professional football player shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, his wife, two grandchildren and another man before taking his own life at his home a short distance away, authorities said on Thursday.
Phillip Adams, 32, who left the National Football League more than five years ago, was found dead hours after the killings of five people on Wednesday at the home of Dr. Robert Lesslie in suburban Rock Hill, South Carolina, York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said.
Investigators were at a loss to offer a motive for the shooting spree that broke out in the quiet community about 30 miles (48 km) south of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Former NFL player Phillip Adams is suspected of killing 5 in South Carolina, official says. He took his own life. By: CNN
By Dianne Gallagher, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN
(CNN) Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city of Rock Hill of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police, the York County coroner s office said.
Former NFL player Phillip Adams is suspected of killing 5 in South Carolina, official says; he took his own life By: CNN
By Dianne Gallagher, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN
(CNN) Investigators believe former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren at a South Carolina home on Wednesday evening, a South Carolina state official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Adams, 32, was later found dead in a nearby home outside the city of Rock Hill of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police, the York County coroner s office said.