Rhode Island Hockey Shooting
Video Captures Gunshots At Game
… 3 Dead, 3 Injured
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8:10PM PT — The suspect in the Pawtucket ice rink shooting has been identified as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan — who also went by the name Roberta Esposito — Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves announced during a press conference Monday night.
BREAKING: The suspect in the Pawtucket ice rink shooting has been identified as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name Roberta Esposito.pic.twitter.com/HNbtNfo99y
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Authorities have not released the names of the victims, but stated that the shooting was “targeted” and seemed to stem from a family-related dispute.
Video has surfaced of the fatal shooting during a hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island on Monday, showing the crowd and players rushing for cover after a gunman opened fire, in a terrifying display of violence.
The tragedy occurred around 2 PM at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, RI — five miles northeast of Providence — when a man began shooting during the Coventry and Blackstone Valley Schools’ game.
NEW FOOTAGE: CCTV captures people fleeing the ice skating rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island after a gunman opened fire inside, killing a young girl and injuring 4 others.
The shooter is dead. pic.twitter.com/Rb5Tbn4ka6
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CCTV captured the horrifying moment as shots began to ring out … showing fans in the stands taking cover while players dove for safety in the box.
Players and referees rushed off the ice as fast as they could.
The tragic shooting left three dead — two victims and the suspect — according to NBC 10. Several others have been hospitalized.
At a press conference, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves offered some more details about the shockingly violent incident.
“It appears this was a targeted event,” Chief Goncalves said, “that it may be a family dispute.”
The ATF told FOX News that it was a domestic violence incident in which the gunman allegedly killed his wife and shot two of his kids before turning the gun on himself.
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