Adams father said he requested a copy of the file April 20 from the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and was told it would take two weeks to produce. "He didn't drink not one bit of alcohol," Smith said. "The desire in them and their family was always to be a blessing. A man who had been working at the home, James Lewis, 38, from Gaston, was found shot to death outside. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? ROCK HILL, S.C. As the community of Rock Hill, South Carolina continues to reel from the tragic April 7 shooting that claimed six lives, we're taking a . Robert and Barbara Lesslie in a photo posted to Robert Lesslie's website. Im not going to get into all that (symptoms). As a rookie, Adams suffered a severe ankle injury and never played for the 49ers again. 9 mm handgun [2] Deaths. On Thursday, Thomas Lewis said GSM Services, where Robert Shook and James Lewis worked, held a ceremony to remember the two men. "It is impossible to imagine the grief that the extended Lesslie family must be feeling," he said. Charlotte leaders propose budget for 2024, Committee recommends certain projects over others for sustainability of Charlotte, At least 6 people killed in crashes on I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois, Deputies provide timeline of events for Rock Hill shooting, Shooting suspect Phillip Adams played 6 NFL seasons. Two weapons were recovered: a 9mm handgun and a .45-caliber handgun. She said his "mental health degraded fast and terribly bad" and described how normal conversations would quickly turn hostile. Robert Lesslie was a well-known doctor in Rock Hill, ABC Charlotte affiliate WSOC reported. McKee believes repetitive blows to the head, even low-impact injuries, caused Adams to develop the brain disease. James Lewis, a single father of three kids in Gastonia, was one of the five people killed in a mass shooting at a Rock Hill home Wednesday evening, his family confirms. Youre crazy. And theyll come take away your guns.. Tobie Nell Perkins. One of two 9-1-1 dispatch calls released by the office indicate someone from Lewis' employer GSM Services in Gastonia, North Carolina placed the call. The gunman would not have been eligible for testing as part of a broad settlement between the league and its former players over such injuries because he hadn't retired by 2014. "In the coming days, our focus is on helping these families and our team members cope with this tragedy. A gunman opened fire at a Rock . The incident was the latest mass shooting to rock the nation in recent weeks, including 10people slain in Boulder, Colorado,eight in the Atlanta area and four in Orange, California. Over the past two years, Adams behavior shifted dramatically, said his sister, LaurenAdams. Adams brain will be tested for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE),whichis believed to cause mood swings and changes in temperament. Phillip Adams. "This is something I can't grasp yet. "We have contacted Boston University and they will be working with us to conduct a brain study to identify if Mr. Adams had CTE," the office said in a statement Friday evening, noting that routine forensic autopsies do not identify the disease. Robert Shook, 38, died Saturday from injuries sustained during the shooting, the York County Coroner said. The gunman often isolated himself, even as a player, his agent, Scott Casterline, told the AP. "He was a bit of a neat freak. Robert Shook: Sixth person dies following Rock Hill mass shooting. Former Cowboys cornerback Kevin Smith, who trained the gunman leading up to the 2010 draft and after he entered the league, said he was a hard worker. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson told a news conference that investigators had not yet determined a motive for Wednesdays mass shooting. The suspect is former NFL player Phillip Adams. Barbara and Robert Lesslie sang in the choir. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The church opened its doors on Thursday for a day of prayer. "Mr. Adams' CTE pathology was different than the other young NFL players with CTE," McKee said. Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara, 69, were pronounced dead in their home in Rock Hill along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, the York County coroners office said. He said he would but he wouldnt., I felt he was lost without football, somewhat depressed.. According to the latest report published online, the four members of the Lesslie family were in a workout room when gunfire rang out from outside the surrounding woods. First published on April 8, 2021 / 4:40 AM. Contact Indira Eskieva atieskieva@wcnc.comand follow her onFacebook,TwitterandInstagram. In the investigation of the Adams killings, authorities have not said how the guns were purchased and who owned them. Police say Phillip Adams shot six people, including prominent Rock Hill doctor Robert Lesslie, before taking his own life. RELATED: Shooting suspect Phillip Adams played 6 NFL seasons. mass-shooting in Rock Hill, South Carolina. "He was part of my family. Lewis shares his pain with the Lesslie and the Shook families. Latest NFL Draft mock drafts, news, live picks, grades and analysis, Phillip Adams' family says ex-NFL player was struggling after playing career, Justin Bannan says head trauma from football is to blame, Adams behavior shifted dramatically, said his sister, Lauren, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Adams mother said she wants the public to know about that, along with the danger of concussions. FROM APRIL 2021: Rock Hill community honors those killed in mass shooting Thomas Lewis, who is the father of James Lewis, said time doesn't heal all wounds, but he's learning to live with the loss. The wounded co-worker, Robert Shook had apparently called them about the shooting, prompting them to directly reach out to dispatch in York County. A sixth person was also shot and survived, officials said. We need to have an awakening in our city to let the people know that this is not the direction we want to let our city to go in.". Billed as a revival, a rally against gun violence in Rock Hill is scheduled for Saturday. Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist and expert on neurogenerative diseases at Boston University, said Adams had severe CTE in both frontal lobes of his brain. Adams was from Rock Hill. Noah Lesslie and Adah Lesslie with their surviving parents Katie and Jeff Lesslie. I was going to find him a job, but he wouldn't leave South Carolina because he had a son. Phillip Adams shot to death six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 7, . A man who had been working at the Lesslie home, James Lewis, 38, from Gaston, was found shot to death outside. It has helped to guide us deeper into fellowship with one another in love. Two weeks after the rally against gun violence in Rock Hill, gun show is scheduled to be held there at the American Legion Post 34. As the York County community mourned, Rock Hill and the shooting attracted headlines around the country. "It is in fact, not what I would consider unusual in this disease.". McKee compared Adams' CTE pathology to that of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, who was diagnosed with CTE after his death in 2017. "He had treated me in the past," he said. However, a donation by his family could lead to future medical advances. Eventually, they found him dead of a gunshot wound to the head. And what happens next to the NFL, which faces increasing scrutiny about its care for retired players? Dr. McKee is the director of the center and said CTE is caused by repetitive blows to the head. Beth Langley, an organizer for the event, did not respond to a request for comment. He worked in emergency rooms for decades, including as medical director of the emergency department at Rock Hill General Hospital for almost 15 years, according to thebio. Eventually, they found him dead in a bedroom, Tolson said. ", RELATED: Deputies provide timeline of events for Rock Hill shooting. Massey had been shot multiple times in his upper body and was taken to the hospital where he died. On April 7, 2021, six people, including two children, were shot at a house in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Tolson said both a .45-caliber and 9mm weapon were used in Wednesdays shooting. Phillip Adams, a former National Football League player, was named as the perpetrator. Thursday marks a year since police say former NFL player Phillip Adams killed six people at a home on Marshall Road in Rock Hill before taking his own life. Lesslie founded two urgent care centers and had traveled the country giving lectures to an emergency nurses group, his website said. Its an understatement to say that theres not a day that goes by that I dont think about him," Lewis said. "No parent should outlive their child.". ROCK HILL, S.C. Authorities on Friday are working to determine a possible motive after Wednesday's shooting spree when police say former NFL player Phillip Adams gunned down five people . In the days after his death, it turned into a memorial with people leaving flowers and notes in honor of a doctor who was well known and well-loved. It was the second time this year the House has voted to expand gun rights. 1 min read. Rock Hill mourns the homicide of prominent doctor, Dr. Robert Lesslie and his family. Cowboys cornerback Kevin Smith, who trained Adams, said the former NFL player had opened a shop selling smoothies before COVID-19 hit. Last December, Adam's family shared how hard it was to get the help they knew he needed. The family released a statement through the sheriff's office describing their grief andhope and calling for prayers for all involved, including the suspect's family. Updated on: April 8, 2021 / 7:00 PM The losses we are suffering cannot be uttered at this time. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I can't fathom it. ROCK HILL, S.C. Robert Shook, the sixth victim in the deadly shooting at the Rock Hill home of a prominent ER doctor, has died due to his injuries . November 25, 2021. He is being held until he is extricated back to Rock Hill. 4:44 p.m.: The first sign anything was wrong was with a call for service from Marshal Road, where the shooting unfolded at the Lesslie family's property. By the time he was 13, Alonzo Adams said, he was using a gun to help his family hunt for food. SUBSCRIBE:Apple Podcasts||Spotify||Stitcher||TuneIn||Google Podcasts. The ministers from West End Baptist Church, where the Lesslies attended, were used instead of Kirk during an event that drew about 1,500 people and included no Black clergy. She said they spent hours negotiating with Phillip Adams, using a loudspeaker and sending in a robot to scan the house. It's a few houses down from the Lesslies' home, which sits on a heavily wooded property surrounded by a black fence. "Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it's an international embarrassment," Mr. Biden said. Five people are dead, including a doctor and two of his grandchildren, following a shooting at a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Wednesday afternoon, according to the York County Sheriff's Office. Gray said the Adams shootings and two others in Rock Hill this year clearly were incidents where individuals should have been red-flagged and were dealing with mental illness.. I mean, he could have walked in the house with a hammer and killed everybody,"Wisher said. I knew he was hurting and missing football but he wouldnt take health tips offered to him. McKee said researchers are closer than ever to find a way to detect CTE in the living but there is still more to be done. Updated: 5:05 PM EDT April 23, 2021. Moments later, a vehicle pulled into the Adams driveway and law enforcement quickly surrounded the property. During the briefing, York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson urged patience and saidrumors about what could have lead to the shooting are unfounded. By Andrew Dys and. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. Phillip Adams, a former National Football League player, was named as the suspect. Tolson said there was no indication the gunman, Phillip Adams, had a doctor-patient relationship with Robert Lesslie. In 2020, there were nine homicides in Rock Hill and six of them were shooting deaths, according to Michael Chavis, Public Information Officer for the Rock Hill Police Department. Phillip Adams was the youngest of three siblings, and Alonzo Adams said he brought a shotgun when he took them fishing to a nearby pond to kill the water moccasins. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson told a news conference that investigators had not yet determined a motive for Wednesday's mass shooting. More than a dozen news vehicles and TV trucks lined the side of Marshall Road outside Adamshome. 4:52 p.m.: YCSO units arrive on the scene at the Lesslie family's property. The suspect, 32-year-old Phillip Adams, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a nearby home, the York County Sheriff's Office said. Left to Right - Brendon Meyers, Jarod Nelson (courtesy of the Rock Hill Police Department) He had to not be in his right mind, obviously, Casterline said, adding that Adams struggled away from the game. Lewis was working at the home for acompany that specializes in air conditioning, roof and heating repair, police said. Rock Hill mass shooting. Tobie Nell Perkins. [6] Adams later killed himself before he could be arrested.[1][7]. Lesslie had worked for decades as an emergency room doctor in Rock Hill, board-certified in both emergency medicine and occupational medicine and serving as emergency department medical director for nearly 15 years at Rock Hill General Hospital, according to his website. And towards the end he felt like they were trying to basically stiff him on money, she said. And when he does sleep, he dreams of his son, who was his best friend. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. , "He wasn't a monster. (Video: Reuters) Comment. Kinnard reported from Columbia, S.C. DNA solves "decades-old mystery" after woman's remains found in 1995, Arkansas woman indicted for selling stolen body parts to Pennsylvania man. The Lesslie family also established a little library and a food pantry outside of the church named after 9-year-old Adah and 5-year-old Noah. I cant put it all together and Im trying to, Hope said. Authorities do not have evidence Adams had been treated by the doctor, he said, nor did they have any information about any medications used by the suspect or anything about injuries he may have suffered while playing football. In the minutes, days, and months since, our family has remained fixed on the eternal hope we have in Christ. Its hard to say.". Policeworked Thursday to determine a motive but haven't been able to make sense of the violence, Tolson said. Another employee,Robert Shook, was found injured. A thick wooden cross stood prominently in the front yard of the Lesslie home on Marshall Road on Thursday afternoon. By Andrew Dys and. Following the shootings, Gast obtained special permission to have Phillips' brain tissue sent in for CTE tests. It should no longer be swept under the rug, Phyllis Adams said. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. A pair of 911 calls that were made during the Rock Hill, South Carolina mass shooting were shared by law enforcement officers during a press briefing on the tragic attack that left five dead and one injured. Scott said he doesn't know if Adams ever applied for benefits but thinks Adams soughtline-of-duty benefits, awarded for orthopedic issues and worth about $54,000 a year. 6 [nb 1] Injured. 2:37 a.m., April 8: Adams is confirmed dead inside his home. Questions are still swirling about how this shooting happened, mainly on what led Adams to do this. Second suspect arrested for murder in deadly Rock Hill shooting Posted: Mar 3, 2021 / 12:10 PM EST. She said authorities repeatedly asked the gunman to come out, and promised to get his disabled mother out safely, before the gunman shot himself. In many instances, it is a disease of the young.". "We did recover evidence at the scene that linked Mr. Adams to that area definitively," Tolsonsaid at a news conference Thursday. Less than five months into 2021, there have been six homicides and five of them were shooting deaths, according to Chavis, who said the Adams shootings are not included in that total because they took place outside the incorporated city limits of Rock Hill. The elder Lewis said his life changed drastically since that day; his health has deteriorated and he suffers from insomnia. He joined the 49ers in 2010 as a seventh-round draft pick out of South Carolina State, and though he rarely started, he went on to play for New England, Seattle, Oakland and the New York Jets before finishing his career with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015. The York County Coroners Office said Adams was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a nearby home on the same road as the Lesslies, following a standoff. Adams, 32, played in 78 NFL games over six seasons for six teams. Adams often isolated himself, even as a player, his agent, Scott Casterline, told the AP. He treated patients at Riverview Family Medicine & Urgent Care. His voice grew louder as he stood behind the casket and continued the eulogy. Updated: Mar 3, 2021 / 12:10 PM EST. The NFL released a statement Wednesday in regard to the report: "We appreciate the work done by Dr. McKee and her colleagues for the value it adds in the ongoing quest for a better understanding of CTE. Andrew Dys, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.) 9/17/2021. Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has offered his condolences to the five victims who were shot in the Rock Hill shooting that happened overnight on . The 38-year-old dedicated his life to his parents, his children, and the woman he planned to marry. It was hard for him to walk away from the game, especially a guy as dedicated as he was., We encouraged him to explore all of his disability options and he wouldnt do it, Casterline added. We will continue to advocate for any research that can prevent any other families from having to endure this type of tragedy We want people to understand that this could happen to anyone. I can say hes a good kid, Alonzo Adams told WCNC-TV. He was a good father.". He had several documented injuries in his career. A person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press earlier Thursday that Adams had been treated by Lesslie, who lived near his parents home. By participating in the research process, we hope to bring awareness to this condition so that players young and old can understand the risks. In 2017, Scott said, he communicated with Adams five or six times in an attempt to help him get benefits. He vacated an apartment there before he returned to his parents home in recent weeks, and detectives foundfirearms and a gun safe left behind at the residence, according to the search warrant. A supplementary report says the investigation led them to determine Adams was the suspect, and they moved to his home down the road. The timeline begins with the initial 911 call and ends with deputies confirming the suspect, 32-year-old Phillip Adams, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On Thursday, Tolson said the family had asked that any memorials be made to the camp. He had an injury his rookie year. But I did not teach my children to shoot guns, he said. He struggled away from the game. FROM APRIL 2021: Rock Hill community honors those killed in mass shooting. Tolson said officers found the two repairmen in the yard of the home. Tolson saidauthorities do not have any information that would suggest the weapons were obtained illegally. Casterline said he spoke regularly with Adams father, who left him a voicemail Wednesday morning. He said authorities contacted Adams'family and found he lived nearby. Phillip is not the first to battle this disease and he will not be the last, Thank you so much to Boston University the Concussion Legacy Foundation. He said they went to Adams parents home, evacuated them and then tried to talk Adams out of the house. He said they went to his parents' home, evacuated them and then tried to talk the gunman out of the house. Rock Hill, the location of the shooting, pictured in 2018, https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article250506054.html, https://apnews.com/article/phillip-adams-kills-5-then-himself-south-carolina-aaf71f2618f139ab3781592634c8e37c, https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q106421390&oldid=1699415425, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. We now know that these deficits were most likely caused by the disease. Example video title will go here for this video. Authorities said 24-year-old Brendon Robert Meyers was taken into custody in Ellis County, Kansas for his involvement in the death of Winston Salem resident Harterius Massey who was found shot in a driveway near 300 Rich Street on Feb. 19. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Read more:What we know about Phillip Adams, More:Doctor Robert Lesslie and family among those killed by Phillip Adams in South Carolina shooting: What we know, More:Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams' 'mental health degraded fast and terribly bad,' says sister.

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