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MON · 2026-02-16 · 23:54 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0217-16787
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3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game

A shooting at a youth hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday resulted in three fatalities, including the suspect. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves stated that three additional victims were critically injured and hospitalized.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-02-16 · 23:54 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game
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A shooting at a youth hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday resulted in three fatalities, including the suspect. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves stated that three additional victims were critically injured and hospitalized. Authorities believe the incident was targeted and possibly related to a family dispute. While the suspect and two victims are deceased, details regarding their identities and ages remain unconfirmed, though both victims appeared to be adults. Investigators are currently interviewing witnesses and reviewing video footage from inside the Dennis M Lynch Arena to determine the sequence of events that led to the shooting.

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Investigators are reviewing video taken from the hockey game.

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The suspect is among the three deceased.

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Three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

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Three people were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game.

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It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute.

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Three people, including the Suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game on Monday, authorities said.Pawtucket-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="31573" data-entity-type="organization">Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalised in critical condition.“We have three deceased. The Suspect, and then we have two victims, and then we have three at the hospital,” said Goncalves.“It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” she said. Goncalves did not provide details about the Suspect or the ages of those who were killed, though she said it appeared that both victims were adults.She said investigators are trying to piece together what happened and speak to witnesses of the shooting inside Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, a few miles outside Providence.They are also reviewing video taken from the hockey game. Unverified footage circulating on social media shows players diving for cover and fans fleeing their seats after popping sounds are heard.
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