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Family dispute turns fatal at Pawtucket youth hockey match; three dead, three critical

Updated on: 18 February,2026 09:22 AM IST  |  Rhode Island
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Three people, including the suspect, were killed during a youth hockey game in Pawtucket on Monday, authorities confirmed. Among the victims was a young girl, while three others remain in critical condition. According to Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves, the incident appears to stem from a family dispute

Family dispute turns fatal at Pawtucket youth hockey match; three dead, three critical

Police stand outside the perimeter they created around the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, where a shooting occurred earlier today in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday. Pic/AFP

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Three people, including the suspect, died during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities said. One of the victims in the incident was a young girl, the police said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalised in critical condition.

The suspect, Robert Dorgan, a 56-year-old transgender father, reportedly shot four family members and a family friend before turning the gun on himself. Pic/X/@CaptainMorganTN
The suspect, Robert Dorgan, a 56-year-old transgender father, reportedly shot four family members and a family friend before turning the gun on himself. Pic/X/@CaptainMorganTN


“It appears to be a family dispute,” she said. Goncalves. The suspect has been named Robert Dorgan, a 56-year-old transgender father, who reportedly shot four family members and a family friend before turning the gun on himself.



Dorgan’s wife Rhonda, who was killed in the shooting claimed on divorce documents that her husband displayed ‘narcissistic + personality disorder traits’.  A motive for the shooting remained unclear.

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