Widow of HVAC tech information wrongful demise swimsuit in opposition to property of ex-NFL participant who shot him – WSOC TV

ROCK HILL, SC — An HVAC technician was killed April 7 by former NFL player Phillip Adams and months later his family is suing Adams’ estate for wrongful death.

Robert Shook, 38, of Cherryville, North Carolina, was working at Robert and Barbara Lesslie’s home when Adams shot him multiple times. Officials said Shook was flown to hospital in critical condition, where he died three days later.

Shook was one of six people, including the Lesslies, shot and killed by Adams before turning the gun on himself.

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In August, Shook’s widow and mother of their three children, Holly Shook, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Adams’ estate. She asked for a jury trial and punitive damages from Adams’ estate.

An autopsy on Tuesday revealed unusually severe brain disease in Adams’ frontal lobe. The 20 years he spent playing football led to Dr. Ann McKee, examining his brain, “definitely…to the diagnosis of stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.”

The lawsuit can be read in full here.

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