Yesterday (February 16, 2026), a sh00ting occurred at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey game. This was a targeted incident stemming from a family dispute.
According to multiple reports from local police and news sources (including Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves, WPRI, The Providence Journal, CBS News, and others):
- Five people were sh0t by the suspect (not including the suspect himself).
- Two victims were kil1ed
- **Three victims were critically injured and hospitalized.
The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan (who also went by Roberta Esposito), died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, bringing the total fatalities to three (two victims + the shooter). A Good Samaritan reportedly intervened to help stop the incident quickly.
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