Former NFL player allegedly left cellphone at scene of mass shooting: Warrants

The primary suspect in a South Carolina mass shooting that left six people dead allegedly left his cellphone at the scene before fleeing.

The primary suspect in a South Carolina mass shooting that left six people dead, including a doctor and two of his grandchildren, earlier this month allegedly left his cellphone at the scene before fleeing, according to newly released search warrants. Deputies responding to the shooting at a Rock Hill residence on the afternoon of April 7 found an iPhone in a red case on the front steps and quickly determined the number was issued to former NFL player Phillip Adams, 32, according to warrants released by the York County Sheriff's Office on Friday. Adams, a Rock Hill native, was living with his parents less than a mile away from the victims' home on the same road, according to search warrant affidavits. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his nearby residence and a SWAT team tried to contact Adams for several hours before he was found dead inside, according to an affidavit. Adams died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, the York County Sheriff's Office said.