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Tragedy in the US: The former football player murdered five people, including two children, and committed suicide
Philip Adams, who played five seasons in the NFL, murdered a South Carolina doctor, his wife and two grandchildren in a shooting incident in South Carolina, and shot himself after officers surrounded his home.
His father: "Football knocked him out"
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Thursday, 08 April 2021, 20:30 Updated: 20:35
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Shot, escaped, barricaded himself in his house and committed suicide.
Adams (Photo: GettyImages, NFL)
Former football player Philip Adams shot and killed five people in South Carolina today (Thursday), committing suicide in the wake of a severe and deadly shooting incident.
Adams was 32 at the time of his death.
The dead are Dr. Robert Leslie, 70, his wife Barbara, 69, and two of their grandchildren: 9-year-old Edda and 5-year-old Noah. Also killed was James Lewis, 38, who worked at the family home. Patients In the United States, it is reported that Adams' parents live near the doctor's home, and that he has previously treated him.
Adams has played 78 games in the NFL, on six teams over five seasons.
He was selected by San Francisco in the 2010 draft. He also played in New England, Seattle, Atlanta, Auckland and the New York Jets.
He finished his career in Atlanta in 2015.
In his rookie season he underwent ankle surgery, and did not return to play, until he was released from San Francisco.
The following season he suffered two concussions in three games in the Auckland uniform.
Today his father said after the tragedy: "I can say he was a good boy, he was always a good boy, I think football knocked him out. He did not talk much."
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After being suspected of the act, an hour-long search was conducted after him.
After the house where Adams was staying was surrounded by police, until he decided to commit suicide.
He was 32 at the time of his death.
According to reports, Dr. Leslie was a veteran and respected physician in the community, after opening two intensive care clinics, and even running emergency rooms in hospitals in Charlotte.
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