Overview
- Rhode Island
- Happened in Pawtucket, a few miles outside of Providence
- Happened on February 16, 2026
- Shooting at youth hockey game
- High School hockey game at Dennis M. Lynch Arena
- Father pulled out a gun and shot his own family members.
- 3 people dead, including the attacker; 3 others critically injured
- Robert Dorgan is the shooter
- He is trans; went by “Roberta Esposito”
- He was dressed in women’s clothing when he showed up to his son’s hockey game.
- His son was a senior competing in the hockey tournament.
- Robert fatally shot one of his sons and his ex wife.
- Robert Dorgan is the shooter
- Shooting was captured on camera
About Robert Dorgan
- Identified as trans
- His trans identity led to multiple family court battles [^]
- “Dorgan had a history of family disputes, some involving conflict over his gender identity”[^]
- Had gender reassignment surgery back in 2020
- According to court documents, his trans identity led to divorce with his ex-wife, who filed to divorce him in 2020.
- She cited his “Narcissistic and personality disorder traits” and his gender reassignment surgery [^]
- Born in 1969
- Posted threats to “go berserk” online prior to the shooting
- This post was made the day before in response to someone calling Sarah McBride a man.
- Had “mental health issues” according to his surviving daughter