Shock in the United States: The perpetrator of the South Carolina massacre was a former NFL player who later committed suicide

United States lives hours of deep shock after the news that the former NFL player Phillip Adams was the author of South Carolina Massacre: shot five people –Including a prominent physician– and then he committed suicide, as reported by AP Agency.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to testify publicly, reported that Adams’s parents live near the doctor’s house in Rock Hill and he had been treated by the doctor. The person said that Phillips committed suicide after midnight with a .45 caliber pistol.

Police said officers searched for the perpetrator for hours, before finding the suspect in a nearby house. Adams, from 32 years old, played for various NFL teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons after shining at South Carolina State University. He suffered multiple injuries during his career, including concussions and a broken ankle.

The coroner said the doctor Robert lesslie, 70 years old and his wife Barbara Lesslieout of 69 were declared dead at the scene, with his grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5.

A man who worked in the house, James lewis (38 years old), he was also killed by the shooter. In addition, a sixth person was hospitalized with “serious gunshot wounds,” police spokesman Trent Faris said.

Faris said officers attended the Leslie’s residence in the Rock Hill area around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. “Dr Lesslie was my doctor growing up. Dr Lesslie is one of those people everyone knows. He founded Riverview Medical Center in Rock Hill and it’s been a staple in Rock Hill for years, ”added Faris, who is the spokesperson for the York County Sheriff’s Office.

Rock Hill is a town in the far north of Carolina Sure, approximately 25 miles southwest of Charlotte, NC.

The father of the former professional athlete gave a TV interview where he spoke of the shock and pointed against American football as a possible trigger. “I can tell he’s a good boy. I think football ruined him “Alonzo Adams told WCNC television from Charlotte.

Phillip was born in 1988 and joined the San Francisco 49ers in the 2010 season to experience his first stage as a professional after being selected in the seventh round of the draft. The cornerback has racked up steps by New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and ended his career in 2015 as part of the Los Atlanta falcons. Although he came to participate in 78 NFL games, “Rarely made headlines,” reported the AP Agency.

In 2010, during his rookie season, suffered a serious injury to his left ankle that required surgery in which several screws were placed in his leg. The 49ers released him shortly before the start of the 2011 season and he was drafted by the Patriots, although he was there briefly. He signed with the Raiders where recorded two concussions in three games in 2012.

The doctor who murdered was a man known in the community for his decades-long service to his neighbors. Lesslie worked as an emergency doctor for a long time at Rock Hill and also served as medical director of the emergency department at Rock Hill General Hospital for almost 15 years, according to its website.

In addition to found two health centers emergency in the area, he was also a writer who had a weekly medical column in the Charlotte’s Observer Yes published a book “Angels in the ER,” which compiled what he defined at the time as “inspiring true stories” during his time in the ER.

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