Alonzo Adams, the father of former NFL player Phillip Adams, is suing the university where his son played football. Phillip killed six people, including two children, in a South Carolina mass shooting before killing himself.
Alonzo filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, against South Carolina State University. Phillip played football there from 2006 to 2009.
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The lawsuit states Phillip sustained head trauma while playing for the university. It also says that he sustained head trauma while playing in the National Football League (NFL) for six teams. The NFL squads are not named as defendants in the case.
According to the lawsuit, South Carolina State University did not follow safety procedures and did not maintain a safe environment or properly trained its employees on “identifying, evaluating and properly treating” Adams and others with head injuries. It also claims that the university did not properly educate Adams on the lasting impact of concussion and head trauma in college football.
Adam’s autopsy revealed that he suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that some research has shown is linked to head injuries and blows to the head.
According to the lawsuit, “negligence, carelessness, recklessness, willfulness, and wantonness” led to Adams’ death after April 8, 2021, mass shooting in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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On April 7, 2021, Phillip Adams killed Dr. Robert Lesslie along with their grandchildren, 9-year-old Adah and 5-year-old Noah. He also shot and killed two heating and air conditioning repairmen, James Lewis and Robert Shook, who were working outside the Lesslie house. Adams shot himself at his parent’s house in the early hours of the morning after the murders.
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Alonzo Adams filed the lawsuit on behalf of his deceased son’s estate, with the stated intent to benefit Phillip Adams’ son. He is seeking a jury trial and the amount of money to be determined by the court.
