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Funerals Held in Providence for Pawtucket Ice Rink Shooting Victims

Mourners gathered to honor Rhonda, Gerald and Aidan Dorgan.

Overview

  • Services were held Sunday, about a month after the shooting during a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.
  • Police say Robert Dorgan opened fire at the David Lynch Arena and then died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
  • Those killed were identified as Rhonda, Gerald and Aidan Dorgan, and officials reported Robert was Rhonda’s ex-husband and Aidan’s father.
  • Players from the Blackstone Valley Co-op hockey team attended in jerseys bearing memorial patches for the three victims.
  • Community support continues through donations for Rhonda’s children, Colin and Ava, and Colin recorded a double-overtime winner last week.