What we know about the Rhode Island hockey game shooter
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY February 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Police have identified the suspect accused of killing two people and critically injuring three others in a Feb. 16 shooting at an ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
At the time of the shooting, a boys hockey game was being played. A video acquired by the Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, from a service that offers live-streaming of sports events shows what appears to be a burst of roughly 13 shots in 6 seconds, and then one final shot, 11 seconds later, coming from an area off camera. It takes several shots before spectators and student athletes alike react, ducking down and seeking shelter before fleeing toward the exits.
Police have not identified any of the victims, but said that the shooting was "targeted" and appeared to be a family dispute.
Who was the shooter?
Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the shooting that broke out during a high school hockey game at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena was targeted and appeared to be a family dispute. Goncalves identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, 56, who also went by the name Roberta Esposito.
Goncalves repeatedly declined to give more information about the suspect, who died at the arena from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, or those targeted in the shooting, citing the privacy of the victims and the scope of the investigation.
Contributing: Eryn Dion, Antonia Noori Farzan, Mark Reynolds and Paul Edward Parker, Providence Journal
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who was the shooter in fatal Rhode Island hockey game shooting?
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