Overview
- Authorities identified the suspect as a 56-year-old who opened fire during a high‑school game at Pawtucket’s Dennis M. Lynch Arena.
- Police said the suspect’s ex‑wife died at the scene and their son died at a hospital, with three other relatives and a family friend critically injured.
- Bystanders were in the process of subduing the gunman when he produced a second firearm and fatally shot himself, according to the police chief.
- Officers are reconstructing the sequence of events, interviewing witnesses and reviewing video from the game to corroborate accounts.
- Investigators had noted a possible family dispute early on, but they say the precise motive remains under review.