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Suspect Identified in Rhode Island High School Hockey Game Shooting as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan
The shooter, a 56-year-old transgender man, targeted family members amid ongoing disputes linked to his gender-reassignment surgery, police said three children remain critically injured.
- Police identified the suspect as Robert Dorgan, 56, who opened fire at a high school co-op boys hockey game at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Monday, killing at least two before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot.
- Court records show Robert Dorgan had long-running disputes with relatives tied to a 2020 gender-reassignment surgery, and Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the shooting likely stemmed from a family dispute.
- Video and witness accounts show the attack began just before 2:30 pm, with police arriving within two minutes and multiple firearms recovered at the scene.
- Pawtucket Police have interviewed 100 people and seek public video as three victims remain critical; authorities coordinate with the Rhode Island Attorney-General's Office.
- An online account believed linked to Dorgan posted a video and wrote `Keep bashing us` on Sunday, and witnesses reported the gunman dressed in women’s clothing using the alias `Roberta Esposito`.
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Transgender Man Identified as Suspect in Rhode Island Ice Rink Shooting
Authorities have identified the gunman responsible for a shooting at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon that left two people dead and three others critically injured. The suspect, 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, reportedly opened fire on four family members and a family friend before turning the weapon on himself. The 56-year-old man’s name is Robert Dorgan, authorities confirmed on Monday night. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina…
Rhode Island shooting suspect struggled with family after gender surgery: Report
Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name “Roberta,” laid multiple complaints with police alleging assaults, intimidation and threats to kill from different relatives, court documents reveal
RI hockey shooter Robert Dorgan threatened to go ‘BERSERK’ in trans-rights rant day before mass shooting
The crazed transgender dad who shot up a high school hockey game in Rhode Island had threated to go "berserk" in a trans-rights rant on social media -- just one day before he massacred two people and injured three others.
Suddenly panic breaks out on the ice, on the spare benches the players duck: in the USA, shots are fired during a youth ice hockey game. At least three people die, including the alleged shooter. The victims are supposed to be his family members.
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