Former NFL player Phillip Adams reportedly killed five people and himself in South Carolina shooting

Former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed five people before killing himself on Thursday in South Carolina. Per report.

Dr. Robert Leslie, 70, Barbara Leslie, 69, and two grandchildren, ages 9 and 5, were pronounced dead at the scene. The fifth victim, 38-year-old James Lewis, was also found dead outside a home in Rock Hill, S.C., about 27 miles south of Charlotte, N.C. Lewis worked at the home.

A sixth victim was hospitalized with “severe gunshot wounds”, the Associated Press reports.

The AP reports that Adams killed himself on Thursday after a lengthy search by law enforcement. He was later found in a nearby house. Adams was 33.

The 49ers played defensive roles in the NFL for the Patriots and Raiders, also spending time with the Seahawks, Jets and Falcons.

Leslie was a well-known and noted physician in South Carolina who also wrote a book.

Adams suffered a number of injuries while in the league, including several injuries and a serious ankle injury.

He played college football at South Carolina State University and in 2010 was a seventh-round draft pick of the 49ers.

Adams last spent time on the NFL roster in 2015 with Atlanta.