Overview
- Police identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, 56, who also went by Roberta Esposito, and said he died from an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot during the high school hockey game at Pawtucket’s Dennis M. Lynch Arena.
- The deceased victims were named as Dorgan’s ex‑wife, Rhonda Dorgan, and adult son, Aidan Dorgan, while three others — the ex‑wife’s parents and a family friend — remain hospitalized in critical condition.
- Authorities credited multiple bystanders with intervening to subdue the attacker, saying their actions helped halt the assault even as the suspect reached for a second firearm.
- Police say more than 100 witnesses have been interviewed, search warrants are being executed with assistance from the FBI and ATF, and investigators are collecting video evidence including the event’s LiveBarn livestream.
- Local officials expanded grief and mental‑health support for students and families; one of the critically injured has been identified by his school as a Pawtucket assistant principal.