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Police identify suspect in deadly shooting at ice rink in Pawtucket: Three people, including the shooter, were dead and three people critically injured in a ...
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Shooting at youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, 3 hurt in Rhode Island: Police suspect the shooter, who was watching a relative's game, targeted the victims ...
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Pawtucket Mass shooting during hockey game rhode island: Three people are dead and three others are wounded after a shooting at the Dennis M ...
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Three dead, including suspect, in shooting at ice rink in Pawtucket, R.I.: Three others were injured and hospitalized, according to the Pawtucket mayor’s office.
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Patriots, sports world react to Pawtucket high school hockey shooting: Local area sports team, including the New England Patriots, react to the Pawtucket ...
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3 Killed, Including Suspect, In Shooting During Rhode Island Youth Hockey Game: Authorities say three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a ...
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2 killed in shooting at high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; suspect dead, police say
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Shooting in stands at R.I. rink leaves 3 dead, others injured: A shooting inside a Rhode Island hockey rink Monday left at least three people dead ...
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Rhode Island ice skating rink shooting: Suspect killed ex-wife and son, injured 3
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Three killed at youth hockey game in US shooting: Three people are dead and three are in a critical condition following the shooting, which broke out mid-game.
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Rhode Island shooting: 2 killed, 3 critically injured at Pawtucket ice rink: The attacker has also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at ...
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3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at Rhode Island hockey rink, police say: Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims ...
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Police Respond to Shooting at a Rhode Island Hockey Arena: The shooter was also dead, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said ...
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2 killed and 3 injured in shooting at a Rhode Island high school hockey game: At least two people are dead and another three are injured after a shooter opened ...
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Pawtucket shooting: 2 dead after father kiIIed wife, shot children at Rhode Island hockey game, reports say
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First pictures of Pawtucket ice rink shooter as two dead and three critical: Police have identified their suspect after the shooting at a high school ice hockey ...
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First picture of 'attacker who killed two after opening fire at a hockey match': The shooter has been identified as transgender woman Robert Dorgan, 56 ...
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3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game: Authorities said three people were killed, including the suspect ...
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Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead: Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in ...
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Rhode Island ice rink shooting may have been tied to ‘family dispute’, officials say
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3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at RI youth hockey game: Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game ...
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Ice skating rink horror as multiple people injured in 'shooting': A young girl has died and four others have been injured after a gunman opened fire during a ...
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3 killed in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game: Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday ...
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After Brown University and Pawtucket mass shootings, new resiliency center Ever Hope offers support
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Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting
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Rhode Island high school hockey team wins state championship weeks after deadly rink shooting
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Grandfather dies after shooting at Rhode Island ice rink: Officials say a third victim has died from injuries sustained during a deadly shooting at a youth ...
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Trans ice rink shooter Robert Dorgan was cousins with the ex-wife he murdered: Deranged transgender gunman Robert Dorgan was cousins with his ex-wife, Rhonda ...
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Key FactsFamily Tragedy Unfolds at Rhode Island Hockey Game
Feb 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Robert Dorgan fatally shot his 52-year-old ex-wife Rhonda and 23-year-old son Aidan during a high school hockey game in Rhode Island.
- Aidan was a recent college engineering graduate employed at General Dynamics Electric Boat.
- The victims’ grandparents were critically wounded and remain hospitalized following the attack.
- After the shooting, Dorgan took his own life amid longstanding mental health struggles.
The weight of this loss is something no one should ever have to bear, especially at such young ages.— Amanda Wallace-Hubbard discussing the profound impact of the tragedy on her family.

Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say: A person who opened fire during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island ...
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Key FactsTargeted Attack Shatters Rhode Island Youth Hockey Game
Feb 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pbs.org
- The shooter opened fire at a youth hockey game in Pawtucket, killing his ex-wife and adult son.
- Three additional victims, including the ex-wife’s parents and a family friend, sustained injuries in the attack.
- Robert Dorgan, 56, also known as Roberta Esposito, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Authorities interviewed nearly 100 witnesses and credited an unnamed Good Samaritan for swiftly stopping the violence.
The reality of our gun laws needs a major reconsideration and it unfortunate guns land in the hands of such sick individuals.— Destiny Mackenzie, a colleague of the shooter, expresses her sorrow over the tragedy and the need for a reconsideration of gun laws.

Rhode Island hockey game shooter killed ex-wife, son before self, police say: The shooter who killed his ex-wife and adult son at a youth hockey game in Rhode ...
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Chilling new details revealed in Pawtucket shooting: Did Robert Dorgan aka Roberta Esposito kill son, ex-wife over 'gender identity'?
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Paid articlePaywall Rhode Island shooting: gunman kills two at school ice hockey game: The suspect died and three people were critically injured at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in ...
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Pawtucket rink shooter's son tried to burn down a Black church in 2024: Kevin Colantonio, 37, had written notebooks full of violent, racist comments before ...
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Multiple people injured in shooting after ‘gunman opened fire at an ice skating rink’ and children sent fle...
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Three dead after shooting in sports hall in the USA: The incident occurred in the city of Pawtucket in the US state of Rhode Island. Three other people were ...
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Pawtucket shooting: Mother and child ‘shot by trans father’ at high school ice hockey match
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At least 2 killed, 3 critically injured in shooting at US ice rink: Monday's shooting, which occurred at a high school ice hockey game, came two months after a ...
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Pawtucket, R.I. mass shooting: ATF Boston agents respond to reported shooting at ice rink
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Can Soccer Stadiums Revitalize American Cities?: A wave of small and midsize cities are betting on stadiums anchoring mixed-use development as engines of growth ...
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RI ACLU questions “inexplicable” gap in Pawtucket officer’s video in shooting of disabled man
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Pawtucket police release edited videos in shooting of mentally disabled man with a toy gun
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Former Biden White House aide wins crowded primary for safe Dem seat in Rhode Island
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