Noah and Adah Lesslie, with their parents, Jeff and Katie Lesslie.Photo: Facebook
The statement continues: “To that end, our hearts are bent toward forgiveness and peace. Toward love and connectedness. Toward celebration and unity. We honor all of those involved in this story with prayers and compassion specifically for the Shook family, the Lewis family, and the Adams family.”
Adams' body was found inside a room in his parents' home, just down the street from the Lesslie residence. Adams, who was living with his parents at the time of the murders, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Robert and Barbara Lesslie.robertlesslie.com
Police first learned of the mass shooting at about 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, after receiving 911 calls from a landscaper who was cutting the Lesslie’s grass and Shook’s boss, who’d received calls from his employee, saying he’d been shot.
Officials said Thursday there is no evidence yet to suggest that there was a possible doctor-client relationship between Adams and Robert Lesslie, a well-known physician and author in the area, who’d foundedthe Riverview Medical Center.
Phillip Adams.NFL via Getty
It adds, “If you would like to do something for the family, Adah and Noah would want you to stock the free pantries and libraries in your community. Barbara and Robert would want you to be good stewards of what you are given, leaving every place better than it was before you got there.”
The statement notes that the Lesslies were supporters of Camp Joy North Carolina, and suggests memorial donations be made to that organization, which has an address of 918 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607.
The Lesslies had been married for 40 years, and had four children and eight grandchildren.
They were active members of a Rock Hill church who loved animals and traveling together.
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The former cornerback also played for the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets. He last played with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015.
Adams retired from the game in 2017.
On Thursday, Alonzo Adams, the shooter’s father, spoke toWCNC, and acknowledged being a former patient of the man his son killed.
The father also insinuated that his son may have had brain trauma from his years in the NFL, saying, “I think the football messed him up.”
source: people.com
