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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15565931/Hockey-shooting-Rhode-Island-Robert-Dorgan-transgender.html
The gunman who opened fire on family members at a high school hockey match in Rhode Island also used a female name, cops say.
Robert Dorgan, 56, who went by the name 'Roberta' and used the last name 'Esposito,' fired at least a dozen shots in the stands at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Monday afternoon, killing two people before turning the gun on himself, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said.
At least two people were killed in the shooting, which authorities have said stemmed from a 'family dispute,' including a family member and a family friend.
Three others were also left in critical condition.
Questions now remain about what may have driven Dorgan to open fire against his family members, but court document obtained by WPRI show Dorgan's gender identity was a source of contention within the family.
He reportedly told police in early 2020 that he had recently undergone gender reassignment surgery - and said his father-in-law wanted him kicked out of their home because of it.
Goncalves said that the suspect entered the ice rink Monday afternoon to watch the 'Senior Night' hockey game, which a 'relative' had been playing in when he opened fire at around 2.30pm.
Footage from the scene appeared to show a man in a white beanie walking down the stands and opening fire into the crowd.
The sound of gunshots soon led others in the stands to turn their heads and flee the scene as the gunman kept firing.
Livestream footage from the game also showed players starting to duck down on the sidelines after about six shots rang out at the rink.
After a total of about a dozen shots were fired as spectators could be heard screaming and crying.
Following the shooting, a woman told WCVB that her father was the shooter.
'He shot my family, and he's dead now,' the unidentified woman said, adding that he 'has mental health issues.'
The gunman who opened fire on family members at a high school hockey match in Rhode Island also used a female name, cops say.
Robert Dorgan, 56, who went by the name 'Roberta' and used the last name 'Esposito,' fired at least a dozen shots in the stands at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Monday afternoon, killing two people before turning the gun on himself, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said.
At least two people were killed in the shooting, which authorities have said stemmed from a 'family dispute,' including a family member and a family friend.
Three others were also left in critical condition.
Questions now remain about what may have driven Dorgan to open fire against his family members, but court document obtained by WPRI show Dorgan's gender identity was a source of contention within the family.
He reportedly told police in early 2020 that he had recently undergone gender reassignment surgery - and said his father-in-law wanted him kicked out of their home because of it.
Goncalves said that the suspect entered the ice rink Monday afternoon to watch the 'Senior Night' hockey game, which a 'relative' had been playing in when he opened fire at around 2.30pm.
Footage from the scene appeared to show a man in a white beanie walking down the stands and opening fire into the crowd.
The sound of gunshots soon led others in the stands to turn their heads and flee the scene as the gunman kept firing.
Livestream footage from the game also showed players starting to duck down on the sidelines after about six shots rang out at the rink.
After a total of about a dozen shots were fired as spectators could be heard screaming and crying.
Following the shooting, a woman told WCVB that her father was the shooter.
'He shot my family, and he's dead now,' the unidentified woman said, adding that he 'has mental health issues.'
