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Ice Rink Shooter's Gender Transition, Mental Health Linked to Family Strife

The attack at Pawtucket ice rink involved two deaths and three injuries, linked to a family conflict over the shooter's gender transition and mental health, court records show.

  • Police say the shooter, identified as Robert Dorgan, entered Pawtucket ice rink and killed two, injured three, before dying of a self-inflicted wound on Monday.
  • Records from 2020 indicate long-running family conflict over the shooter's gender transition and mental illness, including a divorce filing dated Feb. 17, 2020.
  • Prosecutors' filings indicate Dorgan's earlier charges were dropped after he moved to Florida, and coworkers recalled a short temper and employment at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works.
  • The Rhode Island Interscholastic League announced the pause of games after victims, including Aidan and Rhonda, were identified, and the family victims were named.
  • Police say the incident appears targeted and involved family members, and investigators are handling the case as a targeted attack, with police Chief Tina Goncalves noting the last police contact at the family's home was in 2020.
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Ice rink shooter's gender transition, mental health linked to family strife

Court documents reveal the ice rink shooting suspect's gender transition and mental illness were a long-running source of family conflict.

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Suspected shooter's daughter opens up about family tragedy at Pawtucket ice rink

Police said a shooter killed two people and injured three others at an ice rink in Pawtucket.

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