Brain of mass shooting suspect, ex-NFL player Phillip Adams to be tested for CTE

The brain of former NFL player Phillip Adams, who has been identified as the suspect in the Rock Hill, S.C. shooting, will be tested for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a report.

York County Coroner Sabrina Gast told the Charlotte Observer that she spoke to the Adams family to get consent to have the tests performed. The Observer also reported that the Medical University of South Carolina Charleston will conduct the autopsy and that the York County Coroner’s Office will collaborate with Boston University on the CTE assessment.

Police said Adams, 32, shot and killed five people, including a prominent local doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren. A fifth person working at the family's home was also found dead, and a sixth person was injured.

Adams had played in the NFL from 2010-15, for six teams: the 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Raiders, Jets and Falcons. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his family's home, down the street from the massacre in Rock Hill, the York County Sheriff's Office said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/report-brain-of-mass-shooting-suspect-ex-nfl-player-phillip-adams-to-be-tested-for-cte/ar-BB1fu2UK