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A prominent local doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren were among those killed Wednesday in a shooting at their home in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The suspected gunman was identified as former NFL player Phillip Adams, who later killed himself, York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said in a press conference Thursday. Adams' parents live near the doctor's home. Neighbor Allison Hope said she saw police surround the house and spend hours negotiating with Adams using a loudspeaker. She said police asked Adams to come out and promised to get his disabled mother out safely, before Adams shot himself. A fifth person working at the family's home was also found dead, and a sixth person was injured. Who are the victims? Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, Barbara Lesslie, 69, and their grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the York County coroner's office. James Lewis, 38, was found dead outside. Lewis was working at the home at the time, police said. The sixth victim is Robert Shook, who is in very critical condition, Tolson said. He is an employee of GSM Services, the HVAC company where Lewis was also employed.

Lesslie practiced in the area since 1981 and founded Riverview House Calls & Riverview Hospice and Palliative Care, according to its website. He worked in emergency rooms for decades, including as medical director of the emergency department at Rock Hill General Hospital for almost 15 years ... "Dr. Lesslie has been one of those people that everybody knows," said Trent Faris, York County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, in a press conference. Lesslie founded two urgent care centers in the area and was also an author and columnist. For seven years, Lesslie wrote a weekly medical column for the Charlotte Observer, and his 2008 book, "Angels in the ER," told the stories of ER patients and staff. The doctor was also supervising physician and medical director at Winthrop University in Rock Hill for more than 25 years. In a statement "We simply would not have been able to successfully open and provide on-site quarantine and isolation support if it were not for Dr. Lesslie,". Lesslie and his wife have four children and eight grandchildren, according to a website bio. Lesslie was also an active member of and served as an elder at a local church in Rock Hill, his bio states. Read more ...