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.
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