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The armed subject who this Wednesday shot dead five people , including two minors , in South Carolina, was the former NFL player Phillip Adams , who after the multiple crime took his own life, as local media reported.
The York County Police reported that found the body of the suspect in the his parents’ house , relatively close to the scene of the event.
The alleged victims of Adams were a married couple, their two grandchildren, ages 9 and 5 , and a man who worked at home, the sheriff’s office said.
#The last | Five people, including two children, have died in a shooting that occurred inside a house in Rock Hill, in the state of South Carolina, in the United States, the York County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday. pic.twitter.com/B7oI4io2o9
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According to the police, the victims were identified as Robert Lesslie, from 70 years, his wife Barbara Lesslie of 69, the two minors Adah, 9 years old and Noah, 5 years old, and the house worker James Lewis of .
During the shooting also a sixth person was injured , was hospitalized with “serious injuries” , according to the authorities’ report.
Former NFL player kills 5 people in South Carolina, including a doctor, his wife and two grandchildren. ➡️ https://t.co/0Sas2NbnIe pic .twitter.com / C4ok9tyQ 10
It was the former athlete’s father who reported that his son took his own life this Thursday after shooting six people the day previous.
The unfortunate incidents remain under investigation by local South Carolina authorities.