Three People Dead After Six Shot During High School Hockey Game
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- A shooting at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey game resulted in four fatalities, including the suspect, Robert Dorgan, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- The incident, identified as a domestic dispute, claimed the lives of Dorgan's ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan, their son, Aidan Dorgan, and Aidan's grandfather, Gerald Dorgan. Two others, Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, were injured and remain in serious but stable condition.
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Authorities said Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, assistant principal at Charles E. Shea High School, were wounded and remain in serious but stable condition.
Police have identified all victims in the shooting at the high school hockey game as 75-year-old Gerald Dorgan, a grandfather who has now died from his injuries, along with Rhonda Dorgan and her 23-year-old son, Aidan Dorgan, who were killed in the stands.
The shooter killed their son and ex-wife, according to police.
Police said the shooting appears to have been targeted and family-related, possibly stemming from a dispute involving a family friend. Authorities added that a Good Samaritan intervened and tried to subdue the suspect.
Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito. Officials say he died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a press conference, police stated the incident appears to be a domestic dispute that escalated into the deadly shooting.
Police are continuing to review evidence and witness statements at the arena.
Three other people are being treated for gunshot injuries, bringing the total number of people shot to five, excluding the deceased suspect.
An additional person was also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, including the suspect.
An update from officials states that a total of three people were killed by gunfire, including a suspect.
Police are preparing to provide additional information at a press conference scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
Video circulating on X has shown what appears to be gunfire inside the arena and people fleeing while the hockey game was underway.
NBC News has confirmed a child, identified only as a girl, was fatally struck during the shooting.
An update from CBS News states the incident occurred during a high school hockey game.
Police radio chatter at the scene reported 4 people in critical condition, and a person deceased.
An update from WPRI has confirmed the suspect was killed at the scene. The manner of death has not been released.
One source advises that one shooter has been shot, but there may be a second shooter.
At least five people are reported to have been shot, but the exact number remains unconfirmed at this time.
The extent of the injuries remains unclear at this time. Police are reportedly on scene investigating.
According to updates sourced via Samdesk and local news outlets, multiple people have been shot at the Dennis M Lynch Arena ice skating rink.
Incident reported at 25 Andrew Ferland Way.
Authorities said Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, assistant principal at Charles E. Shea High School, were wounded and remain in serious but stable condition.
Police have identified all victims in the shooting at the high school hockey game as 75-year-old Gerald Dorgan, a grandfather who has now died from his injuries, along with Rhonda Dorgan and her 23-year-old son, Aidan Dorgan, who were killed in the stands.
The shooter killed their son and ex-wife, according to police.
Police said the shooting appears to have been targeted and family-related, possibly stemming from a dispute involving a family friend. Authorities added that a Good Samaritan intervened and tried to subdue the suspect.
Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito. Officials say he died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a press conference, police stated the incident appears to be a domestic dispute that escalated into the deadly shooting.
Police are continuing to review evidence and witness statements at the arena.
Three other people are being treated for gunshot injuries, bringing the total number of people shot to five, excluding the deceased suspect.
An additional person was also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, including the suspect.
An update from officials states that a total of three people were killed by gunfire, including a suspect.
Police are preparing to provide additional information at a press conference scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
Video circulating on X has shown what appears to be gunfire inside the arena and people fleeing while the hockey game was underway.
NBC News has confirmed a child, identified only as a girl, was fatally struck during the shooting.
An update from CBS News states the incident occurred during a high school hockey game.
Police radio chatter at the scene reported 4 people in critical condition, and a person deceased.
An update from WPRI has confirmed the suspect was killed at the scene. The manner of death has not been released.
One source advises that one shooter has been shot, but there may be a second shooter.
At least five people are reported to have been shot, but the exact number remains unconfirmed at this time.
The extent of the injuries remains unclear at this time. Police are reportedly on scene investigating.
According to updates sourced via Samdesk and local news outlets, multiple people have been shot at the Dennis M Lynch Arena ice skating rink.
Incident reported at 25 Andrew Ferland Way.
Authorities said Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, assistant principal at Charles E. Shea High School, were wounded and remain in serious but stable condition.
Police have identified all victims in the shooting at the high school hockey game as 75-year-old Gerald Dorgan, a grandfather who has now died from his injuries, along with Rhonda Dorgan and her 23-year-old son, Aidan Dorgan, who were killed in the stands.
The shooter killed their son and ex-wife, according to police.
Police said the shooting appears to have been targeted and family-related, possibly stemming from a dispute involving a family friend. Authorities added that a Good Samaritan intervened and tried to subdue the suspect.
Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito. Officials say he died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a press conference, police stated the incident appears to be a domestic dispute that escalated into the deadly shooting.
Police are continuing to review evidence and witness statements at the arena.
Three other people are being treated for gunshot injuries, bringing the total number of people shot to five, excluding the deceased suspect.
An additional person was also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, including the suspect.
An update from officials states that a total of three people were killed by gunfire, including a suspect.
Police are preparing to provide additional information at a press conference scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
Video circulating on X has shown what appears to be gunfire inside the arena and people fleeing while the hockey game was underway.
NBC News has confirmed a child, identified only as a girl, was fatally struck during the shooting.
An update from CBS News states the incident occurred during a high school hockey game.
Police radio chatter at the scene reported 4 people in critical condition, and a person deceased.
An update from WPRI has confirmed the suspect was killed at the scene. The manner of death has not been released.
One source advises that one shooter has been shot, but there may be a second shooter.
At least five people are reported to have been shot, but the exact number remains unconfirmed at this time.
The extent of the injuries remains unclear at this time. Police are reportedly on scene investigating.
According to updates sourced via Samdesk and local news outlets, multiple people have been shot at the Dennis M Lynch Arena ice skating rink.
Incident reported at 25 Andrew Ferland Way.
Authorities said Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, assistant principal at Charles E. Shea High School, were wounded and remain in serious but stable condition.
Police have identified all victims in the shooting at the high school hockey game as 75-year-old Gerald Dorgan, a grandfather who has now died from his injuries, along with Rhonda Dorgan and her 23-year-old son, Aidan Dorgan, who were killed in the stands.
The shooter killed their son and ex-wife, according to police.
Police said the shooting appears to have been targeted and family-related, possibly stemming from a dispute involving a family friend. Authorities added that a Good Samaritan intervened and tried to subdue the suspect.
Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito. Officials say he died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a press conference, police stated the incident appears to be a domestic dispute that escalated into the deadly shooting.
Police are continuing to review evidence and witness statements at the arena.
Three other people are being treated for gunshot injuries, bringing the total number of people shot to five, excluding the deceased suspect.
An additional person was also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, including the suspect.
An update from officials states that a total of three people were killed by gunfire, including a suspect.
Police are preparing to provide additional information at a press conference scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
Video circulating on X has shown what appears to be gunfire inside the arena and people fleeing while the hockey game was underway.
NBC News has confirmed a child, identified only as a girl, was fatally struck during the shooting.
An update from CBS News states the incident occurred during a high school hockey game.
Police radio chatter at the scene reported 4 people in critical condition, and a person deceased.
An update from WPRI has confirmed the suspect was killed at the scene. The manner of death has not been released.
One source advises that one shooter has been shot, but there may be a second shooter.
At least five people are reported to have been shot, but the exact number remains unconfirmed at this time.
The extent of the injuries remains unclear at this time. Police are reportedly on scene investigating.
According to updates sourced via Samdesk and local news outlets, multiple people have been shot at the Dennis M Lynch Arena ice skating rink.
Incident reported at 25 Andrew Ferland Way.
Authorities said Linda Dorgan and Thomas Geruso, assistant principal at Charles E. Shea High School, were wounded and remain in serious but stable condition.
Police have identified all victims in the shooting at the high school hockey game as 75-year-old Gerald Dorgan, a grandfather who has now died from his injuries, along with Rhonda Dorgan and her 23-year-old son, Aidan Dorgan, who were killed in the stands.
The shooter killed their son and ex-wife, according to police.
Police said the shooting appears to have been targeted and family-related, possibly stemming from a dispute involving a family friend. Authorities added that a Good Samaritan intervened and tried to subdue the suspect.
Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito. Officials say he died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a press conference, police stated the incident appears to be a domestic dispute that escalated into the deadly shooting.
Police are continuing to review evidence and witness statements at the arena.
Three other people are being treated for gunshot injuries, bringing the total number of people shot to five, excluding the deceased suspect.
An additional person was also pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, including the suspect.
An update from officials states that a total of three people were killed by gunfire, including a suspect.
Police are preparing to provide additional information at a press conference scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
Video circulating on X has shown what appears to be gunfire inside the arena and people fleeing while the hockey game was underway.
NBC News has confirmed a child, identified only as a girl, was fatally struck during the shooting.
An update from CBS News states the incident occurred during a high school hockey game.
Police radio chatter at the scene reported 4 people in critical condition, and a person deceased.
An update from WPRI has confirmed the suspect was killed at the scene. The manner of death has not been released.
One source advises that one shooter has been shot, but there may be a second shooter.
At least five people are reported to have been shot, but the exact number remains unconfirmed at this time.
The extent of the injuries remains unclear at this time. Police are reportedly on scene investigating.
According to updates sourced via Samdesk and local news outlets, multiple people have been shot at the Dennis M Lynch Arena ice skating rink.
Incident reported at 25 Andrew Ferland Way.
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Wtf is wrong with people man. Go to therapy, read a book.
It is so sad that you cannot even go to a kids sporting event without some dumbass shooting. If there was a dispute, deal with it outside and away from people and without a gun. All of these shootings are so senseless
Man all those shooting I’m getting tired of hearing this across the country
@Greyman_ January 6?
Sad people can't even go to their kids games
Wtf is wrong with people man. Go to therapy, read a book.
It is so sad that you cannot even go to a kids sporting event without some dumbass shooting. If there was a dispute, deal with it outside and away from people and without a gun. All of these shootings are so senseless
Man all those shooting I’m getting tired of hearing this across the country
@Greyman_ January 6?
Sad people can't even go to their kids games
Wtf is wrong with people man. Go to therapy, read a book.
It is so sad that you cannot even go to a kids sporting event without some dumbass shooting. If there was a dispute, deal with it outside and away from people and without a gun. All of these shootings are so senseless
Man all those shooting I’m getting tired of hearing this across the country
@Greyman_ January 6?
Sad people can't even go to their kids games
Wtf is wrong with people man. Go to therapy, read a book.
It is so sad that you cannot even go to a kids sporting event without some dumbass shooting. If there was a dispute, deal with it outside and away from people and without a gun. All of these shootings are so senseless
Man all those shooting I’m getting tired of hearing this across the country
@Greyman_ January 6?
Sad people can't even go to their kids games
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Wtf is wrong with people man. Go to therapy, read a book.
It is so sad that you cannot even go to a kids sporting event without some dumbass shooting. If there was a dispute, deal with it outside and away from people and without a gun. All of these shootings are so senseless
Man all those shooting I’m getting tired of hearing this across the country
@Greyman_ January 6?
Sad people can't even go to their kids games