ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) â Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before killing himself early Thursday.
York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson told a news conference that investigators had not yet determined a motive for Wednesday s mass shooting.
âThere s nothing right now that makes sense to any of us, Tolson said.
Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara, 69, were pronounced dead in their home in Rock Hill along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, the York County coronerâs office said.
A man who had been working at the Lesslie home, James Lewis, 38, from Gaston, was found shot to death outside. A sixth victim, Robert Shook, 38, of Cherryville, North Carolina, was flown to a Charlotte hospital, where he was in critical condition âfighting hard for his life,â said a cousin, Heather Smith Thompson.
PICTURED: Sole survivor of mass shooting is an AC repairman who was wrapping up a job at home of prominent doctor when he and a co-worker were shot by ex-NFL pro who then massacred physician s family
Former pro NFL player Phillip Adams suspected of carrying out mass shooting in Rock Hill, South Carolina, that killed five
Victims named as Dr Robert Lesslie, 70; wife Barbara, 69; grandchildren Noah,5, and Adah, 8; James Lewis, 38, who worked at Lesslies property, was also killed
Lewis worked as HVAC technician, was single father of three and his parents only child
Sixth person, Lewis co-worker Robert Shook, a married dad-of-three, was shot multiple times but survived
Sixth person dies following SC mass shooting by former NFL player Phillip Adams, according to employer
By Meg Kinnard
York County Sheriff’s Office gives update on mass shooting in SC
York County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Trent Faris gives an update on a mass shooting in South Carolina that left several people dead and one hospitalized.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - A sixth person has now died following a Wednesday mass shooting in South Carolina by former NFL player Phillip Adams. It is with much sadness that we announce that late this afternoon our other beloved coworker, Robert Shook, succumbed to his injuries and passed from this earthly world, his employer, GSM Services, posted on its Go Fund Me page Saturday.
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The prominent South Carolina doctor one of five people, including two children, who was allegedly killed by a former NFL player late Wednesday wrote a powerful message just months ago about his hopes for when he reaches Heaven.
Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, was fatally shot late Wednesday along with his wife, 69-year-old Barbara. Two of their grandchildren, ages 5 and 9 were also killed as was James Lewis, a 38-year-old man who had been working at the Lesslie’s home near Rock Hill, the York County coroner’s office and sheriff’s office officials said Thursday.
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