# Mass Killings in the United States (2021) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469 "2021-01-25T16:09:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469/34 "2021-04-08T14:10:07Z")
7 April 2021. Columbia, South Carolina. 5 Killed (shot) plus killer, former NFL Pro Phillip Adams. > **[Ex-NFL player Adams kills 5 in SC, then himself](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31214902/report-former-nfl-player-phillip-adams-kills-5-himself)** > > The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor, in South Carolina was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, authorities said. I wonder if it is a case of TBI, traumatic brain injury caused by concussions playing football. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2021/931469)._