A livestream intended to share a high school hockey team\u2019s senior tournament for loved ones who couldn\u2019t attend wound up capturing the terrifying moment a transgender gunman opened fire at the match \u2014 sending players and spectators fleeing for their lives.<\/p>\n
Robert Dorgan, 56, \u2014 who also went by the name Roberta Esposito \u2014 opened fire inside Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, around 2:30 p.m., killing two and injuring three others in what police are investigating as a \u201cfamily dispute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorgan, who authorities said took his own life after the rampage, was the father of a North Providence High School senior competing in the tournament, according to WPRI<\/a>. His body was discovered near one of the slain victims. <\/p>\n Livestream footage captured the moment a gunman opened fire at a hockey game in Rhode Island. EricRueb\/X<\/p>\n The game between two co-op teams was in full force when approximately 11 gunshots rang out, according to the harrowing livestream footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dorgan had opened fire on four family members and one family friend. The student\u2019s mom and sibling are among the dead, multiple sources told WPRI. \u00a0<\/p>\n Students and spectators in the stands dove to the ground, but the players on the ice had nowhere to hide. None appeared to be injured as they rushed off the rink and reportedly barricaded themselves inside the locker room. <\/p>\n The others in the stands made a mad dash for the exit. The players trapped in the box squeezed out two at a time, with some ditching their skates in the process. <\/p>\n Others vaulted over the barrier surrounding the rink and joined their teammates in the locker room, according to the video.<\/p>\n Police stand outside the Dennis M Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink, after a shooting in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Feb. 16, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n The shooting started inside the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, at around 2:30 p.m. REUTERS<\/p>\n Robert Dorgan is the father of a North Providence High School senior who was competing in the hockey tournament where he carried out his deadly rampage. Credit: Roberta Dorgano\/X<\/p>\n Screams echoed through the stadium as some adults could be overheard frantically relaying directions. One section of attendees near the Blackstone Valley Schools\u2019 bench stayed in the stands.<\/p>\n In another video shared on social media<\/a>, fans are seen fleeing from the corner of the rink \u2014 including a cameraman who appeared to be filming the game. <\/p>\n Branden Mello, a local sports editor who was at the game, said<\/a> that the Dorgan was sitting in the last row of the stands near the Blackstone Valley Schools\u2019 bench before he moved down to the front and fired at people in the \u201csecond or third row.\u201d<\/p>\n People embrace and walk away as police stand outside the perimeter they created around the Dennis M. Lynch Arena following Monday\u2019s mass shooting. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Dorgan shot five people, killing two, before police believe he turned the gun on himself. AP<\/p>\n