Five people including prominent doctor and his two grandchildren, aged 5 and 9, are shot dead in South Carolina before police arrest 'neighbor' after hours-long manhunt
Five people, including a well-known doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren, were shot dead in South Carolina on Wednesday evening.
Police arrested a suspect near the site of the rampage hours later after a lengthy search involving a drone and a helicopter, police say.
The unnamed attacker is suspected of shooting dead Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara Lesslie, 69, along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, and James Lewis, 38, from Gastonia, who is unrelated to the family.
The Lesslies were found inside their home and pronounced dead, while Lewis, who had been working on the property, was discovered outside.
A sixth person was hospitalized with 'serious gunshot wounds', York County Sheriff's Office's spokesperson Trent Faris said. Their condition is unknown.
Faris said deputies were called to the home in the Rock Hill area around 4:45 pm.
'We are shocked that this type of incident happened here,' Faris said.
'It doesn't happen here. It's one of those strange things that a lot of people are going to have a hard time understanding and we just hope that everybody understands that we're going to do everything we can to try to figure out why this happened here in Rock Hill, South Carolina.'
Doctor Robert Lesslie was a well-known medic in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and was even the doctor of York County Sheriff's Office's spokesperson Trent Faris
The sheriff's office spent hours searching for the suspect before finding him. It's unclear when the suspect was found.
Faris said Dr. Lesslie was a prominent figure in Rock Hill.
'I've lived in Rock Hill my entire life and Dr. Lesslie was my doctor growing up,' Faris said.
'Dr. Lesslie has been one of those people that everybody knows. He started Riverview Medical Center in Rock Hill and it's been a staple in Rock Hill for years.'
Police were called to the home in the Rock Hill area at around 4:45 pm after gunshots were heard
A biography page of Dr. Lesslie said he and his wife of 35 years raised four children.
Dr. Lesslie has been practicing in Rock Hill since 1981, according to the Riverview website.
He received his degree at the Medical University of South Carolina and has worked in the surrounding Rock Hill area and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rock Hill is a city in northernmost South Carolina about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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