Former NFL player Phillip Adams kills five people including doctor then himself

Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before killing himself (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before killing himself.

Dr Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara, 69, were pronounced dead in their home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, along with their grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, the York County coroner’s office said.