Tolson said evidence left at the scene of the shooting led them to Adams as a suspect. "I think there's been a bad shooting," a different man said in a second 911 call, saying he was outside cutting his grass and heard "about 20" shots fired at the Lesslie home before seeing someone leave the house. One of them, the caller said, had called him "screaming" and saying that he had been shot and that his co-worker was shot and "unresponsive."
A sixth victim, Robert Shook, 38, of Cherryville, North Carolina, was flown to a Charlotte hospital, where he was in critical condition "fighting hard for his life,'' said a cousin, Heather Smith Thompson.Īt Thursday's news conference, Tolson played audio of two 911 calls related to the shooting, the first from an HVAC company that employed Lewis and the other person doing work at the Lesslie home. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara, 69, were pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday, along with their grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5.Ī man who had been working at the home, James Lewis, 38, from Gaston, was found shot to death outside. "There's nothing right now that makes sense to any of us," Tolson said.ĭr. York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson told a news conference Thursday that investigators had not yet determined a motive in the mass shooting Wednesday. Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren, before later killing himself, authorities said Thursday.
Their efforts led to the arrest of the shooting suspect.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserįormer NFL player Phillip Adams kills five in South Carolina, then himself, authorities say “I have been working closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers as they assist local law enforcement on a swift response to this criminal act. Greg Abbott offered prayers for shooting victims and their families. The company, which makes custom cabinets, has design centers in nearly a dozen Texas cities and employs more than 600 people, according to its website. With more than 86,000 residents, it is the seat of Brazos County.Ī person who answered the phone at Kent Moore Cabinets’ headquarters in Bryan said she couldn't provide any information on the shooting. Police asked people to stay away from the business during the investigation.īryan is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Houston and is near Texas A&M University. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent agents and dogs to the shooting scene, said spokesman Deon Washington. Investigators were still trying to determine the motive for the attack, authorities said. Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said about two hours after the attack, the suspect was arrested in Bedias, a tiny community about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Bryan. During the manhunt for the suspect, he shot and wounded a state trooper, who was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter. Two of the five people who were wounded at the business were hospitalized in critical condition, while three others were in serious but stable condition, according to a hospital statement. He said investigators believe the man was solely responsible for the attack, which happened around 2:30 p.m., and that he was gone by the time officers arrived. No attorney was listed for Bollin in the jail record.īryan Police Chief Eric Buske told reporters he believes the suspect is an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location where the shooting happened. Jail records showed Bollin was charged with murder and being held on a $1 million bond. Larry Winston Bollin, 27, of Iola, Texas, was booked into the Brazos County Detention Center in Bryan late Thursday, according to a Bryan Police Department statement. BRYAN, Texas - A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said.