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08 April 2021

The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent South Carolina doctor, is former football player Phillip Adams.

Adams killed himself after midnight with a .45 caliber weapon. The Associated Press reported, quoting a source with knowledge of the facts.

The source, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity, said the parents of the former National Football League (NFL) professional live near the home of the slain doctor in Rock Hill.

In the past he had treated the player.

BREAKING: The gunman who killed five people including a prominent doctor in South Carolina was former NFL pro Phillip Adams, who killed himself, according to a source who was briefed on the investigation.

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- The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2021

The victims are Robert and Babara Lesslie, aged 70 to 69, along with their grandchildren.

A 39-year-old man who worked in their home was also killed.

A sixth person was injured in the shooting and his condition is described as serious. 



Police immediately announced on Twitter that they were looking for a suspect, "a young African American wearing a hoodie and military-style pants." 

US police reconstruction


A gunman killed five people including a well-known doctor and his nephews in South Carolina. The search for the culprit lasted hours and led to the arrest of a suspect hiding in a house near the scene of the shooting. said the York County Sheriff's Office.



The York County Coroner's Office said Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara Lesslie, 69, were pronounced dead on the spot along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, of 5.



A man working on that property, James Lewis, 38, of Gaston, was also found dead by gunshot to the outside, and a sixth person was hospitalized with "serious injuries from firearm, "said York County Sheriff's Office spokesman Trent Faris.



" Dr. Lesslie was my physician, "Faris said." He was one of those people everyone knows.

He founded Riverview Medical Center in Rock Hill and has been a Rock Hill staple for years. "A page from Dr. Lesslie's biography says that he and his wife (married for 35 years) raised four children.



He practiced medicine in Rock. Hill since 1981, according to the Riverview website. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Medicine of South Carolina and worked in the surrounding area of ​​Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina. Rock Hill is a city in South Carolina. approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.