Phillip Adams’ brain will be studied to see if there are any signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy after a shooting that left six dead, in addition to the former player’s suicide
Robert Shook became the sixth fatal victim of the shooting in which the former player of the NFL, Phillip Adams, Before committing suicide, occurred last Wednesday in Rock Hill, South Carolina, According to a report by WRAL.com.
Adams, A former defensive back who played in State of South Carolina at the college level, it was from 2010 to 2015 at the NFL, Where he played a total of 78 matches, 11 of them as a starter. He spent time on the staffs of the San Francisco 49ers –those who chose it in the seventh round of the Draft 2010-, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets i Atlanta Falcons.
Last wednesday Adams shot and killed the Dr. Robert Lesslie, His wife, and his two grandchildren, in addition to a technician who was working in the doctor’s home. Trembling, A second technician who worked in the house of the Dr. Lesslie, Died Saturday after spending several days in hospital, fighting for his life.
The legislator of South Carolina, Ralph Norman, He told WBTV that Lesslie was trying to Adams, And that the attack occurred as a result of the doctor stopping prescribing drugs to player. Norman said close friend of the Dr. Lesslie.
During a press conference last Thursday, the York County Sheriff, Kevin Tolson, He said he could not confirm any patient-doctor relationship between the Dr. Lesslie i Adams.
Phillips brain will be studied to detect Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease that has been linked to repeated head injuries, including some that occur in American football.
York County Medical Examiner, Sabrina invited, Said in a statement issued Friday that it had received permission from the family to include the procedure as part of its autopsy, which would be conducted at South Carolina Medical University.
“I can tell he’s a good guy,” he said Alonzo Adams, It seems Phillip Adams, At WCNC last Thursday. “I think American football ruined it“.
A few years ago, the league agreed to pay $ 1 billion to retired players who argued that the NFL hide evidence about the dangers of playing football. A recent study found signs of suffering in 110 of 111 brains of former football players, whose brains were analyzed after their deaths.
“Our hearts go out to the victims of this devastating tragedy,” she said NFL in a statement regarding the event.
AP information was used in writing this note.