Phillip Adams news - live: NFL player’s father hits out at sport after son accused in Rock Hill mass shooting

A gunman who shot dead five people in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Thursday before taking his own life has been identified by the Associated Press as former NFL player Phillip Adams.Alonzo Adams, the former NFL player’s father, confirmed to a local publication that his son shot dead five people before taking his own life on Wednesday. “I think the football messed him up,” he said. Among the five people killed in the shooting were two children, and a prominent local doctor who is believed to have treated Mr Adams previously.York County Sheriff’s Office’s spokesperson Trent Faris did not comment...