The lone survivor of a mass shooting in South Carolina that left six dead, including the shooter, has shown promising signs of improvement since being shot Wednesday, but a long road to recovery lies ahead.
Robert Shook of Cherryville was working at a rural home in York County, South Carolina, when a gunman, yielding 9mm and .45-caliber handguns, shot him and five other people.
Everyone at the home, including his work partner, James Lewis, died from their injuries, except for Shook, who continues to fight for his life following multiple surgeries at Atrium Health s Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. The gunman also took his own life.
Sole survivor in deadly York County shooting called for help after being shot multiple times, family says Robert Shook (Source: Family) By WBTV Web Staff, Jennifer Miller, and Paige Pauroso | April 8, 2021 at 11:27 AM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:19 PM
YORK COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) - A sixth person injured in a shooting that killed five others in York County Wednesday remains hospitalized in critical condition. Robert Shook was the only one to survive the shooting.
Shook, of Cherryville, was shot multiple times while working at a home on Marshall Road just before 5 p.m. His work partner, 38-year-old James Lewis, was killed in the shooting, officials say.
South Carolina mass shooting: Former NFL pro killed 5, then himself WSOCTV.com News Staff
Former NFL pro Phillip Adams killed five people, including a prominent doctor and two children, Wednesday in York County before he was found dead, investigators said.
York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson told a news conference that investigators had not yet determined a motive for Wednesday’s mass shooting.
“There’s nothing right now that makes sense to any of us,” Tolson said.
The York County coroner’s office said Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara Lesslie, 69, were pronounced dead at the scene along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5.
He had never met my son | Father of HVAC tech killed in Rock Hill shooting mourns tragic loss
James Lewis was one of two HVAC technicians working at a Rock Hill doctor s house. He sadly died of his injuries Author: Mike Hanson (WCNC), Lana Harris, Matthew Ablon (WCNC) Published: 3:37 PM EDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 4:38 PM EDT April 9, 2021
GASTONIA, N.C. Tragedy struck the community of Rock Hill, South Carolina on Wednesday, April 7. The day after, we learned more about the suspect who reportedly took aim at six people. Five of those victims died, while the sixth remains in the hospital. Among the five who died: a beloved doctor, his wife, their two grandsons, and an HVAC technician working at a house on the acres of property. The victim still hospitalized was another HVAC technician working at the home as well.
South Carolina mass shooting: Former NFL pro killed 5, then himself, officials say WSOCTV.com News Staff
The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor in York County, was former NFL pro Phillip Adams, who died by suicide early Thursday, officials told Channel 9.
An AP source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, said Adams’ parents live near the doctor’s home in Rock Hill.
The source said Adams killed himself after midnight with a .45 caliber weapon.
Update: Suspect in the York County mass shooting is reportedly Phillip Adams. A source told the @AP Adams shot 6 people, killed 5 & then himself. We’re awaiting an official update from the sheriff’s office about a possible motive & additional information in this case. @wsoctvpic.twitter.com/c4tPcGcomB Anthony Kustura (@AnthonyWSOC9) April 8, 2021