Ex-NFL player shoots five people dead

By Michelle Liu and Meg Kinnard
Updated April 9 2021 - 7:22am, first published 7:18am
Phillip Adams played in 78 NFL games over five seasons for six teams.
Phillip Adams played in 78 NFL games over five seasons for six teams.

Former NFL player Phillip Adams has fatally shot five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before taking his own life, authorities say.

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