Former NFL Player Kills Five, then Himself
Former NFL pro Phillip Adams has been identified as the gunman who killed five people, including a prominent South Carolina doctor, in Rock Hill late last night.
Adams’ parents live near Dr. Robert Lesslie, who had treated him recently. Adams reported killed Lesslie, his wife Barbara, their grandchildren Adah and Noah, and a man working outside, James Lewis.
Adams reportedly shot himself just after midnight.
A motive for the shootings hasn’t been revealed yet.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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