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Who was Phillip Adams? A look at the man authorities said killed 5 people in SC, then himself
Adams fatally shot himself in his parents' home, authorities say
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Updated: 2:30 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
The Associated Press
Who was Phillip Adams? A look at the man authorities said killed 5 people in SC, then himself
Adams fatally shot himself in his parents' home, authorities say
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Updated: 2:30 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
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SHAUN: AS YOU JUST HEARD, THE MASS SHOOTING COMES AS THE PRESIDENT EANES -- AIMS TO TOUGHEN GUN LAWS. FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER PHILLIP ADAMS HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE GUNMAN. HE PLAYED BRIEFLY FOR THE PATRIOTS, PLAYING IN SIX GAMES IN 2011. AUTHORITIES SAY HE KILLED HIMSELF AFTER GOING ON A SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. FIVE PEOPLE MURDERED, A SIX SERIOUSLY INJURED. 70-YEAR-OLD DR. ROBERT LESSLIE, HIS WIFE AND THEIR TWO GRANDKIDS AGE NINE AND FIVE WERE FOUND DEAD IN THEIR HOME. A FIT PERSON, A MAN AUTHORITIES SAY WAS WORKING AT THE HOME AT THE TIME WAS ALSO DEAD. AUTHORITIES READ A STATEMENT FROM THE VICTIMS FAMILY THIS AFTERNOON. >> WE ARE TRULY IN THE MIDST OF THE UNIMAGINABLE. THE LOSSES WE ARE SUFFERING CANNOT BE UTTERED AT THIS TIME. ALL WE KNOW THERE ARE NO ANSWERS THAT WILL SATISFY THE QUESTION WHY, WE ARE SURE OF ONE THING. WE DO NOT GRIEVE AS THOSE WITHOUT HOPE. OUR HOPE IS FOUND IN THE PROMISE OF JESUS CHRIST. >> THE FAMILY GOING ON TO OFFER FORGIVENESS FOR THE ADDAMS FAMILY. AUTHORITIES SAY EVIDENCE LED THEM FROM THE SCENE TO ADAMS, BUT THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A MOTIVE. AT THIS HOUR, THE PATRIOTS HAVE NO COMMENT ABOUT THEIR FOR