Rhode Island ice rink shooting suspect's gender identity was source of past family conflict: docs

A fishy accused of shooting and sidesplitting 2 radical astatine a Rhode Island crystal rink connected Monday earlier sidesplitting himself was identified arsenic transgender and had a past of past household struggle implicit his sex identity, a section quality outlet reported, citing tribunal documents.

Court records amusement Robert Dorgan had been progressive successful aggregate disputes with relatives successful caller years, including allegations that tensions escalated aft helium underwent sex reassignment surgery, according to WPRI.

Dorgan, 56, is accused of opening occurrence wrong the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket during a hockey crippled betwixt Coventry and Blackstone Valley Schools successful what constabulary described arsenic a "family dispute," Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said astatine a property league Monday. 

Authorities said 2 victims were killed and the fishy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three others were injured and stay hospitalized.

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A fishy who allegedly changeable 2 radical dormant astatine a Rhode Island crystal rink connected Monday earlier sidesplitting himself had a past of past household struggle implicit his sex identity, a section quality outlet reported, citing tribunal documents. Police unafraid the perimeter extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena aft a shooting during a precocious schoolhouse hockey crippled successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, connected Feb. 16, 2026.  (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

A national instrumentality enforcement root told Fox News the gunman killed his woman and changeable 3 of his children earlier turning the weapon connected himself successful what the root described arsenic a home unit incident.

In 2020, Dorgan reported to North Providence constabulary that helium had undergone gender-reassignment country and said his father-in-law wanted him retired of the household location due to the fact that of it. Police identified the fishy by the commencement sanction Robert Dorgan and said helium besides went by "Roberta."

According to tribunal documents cited by WPRI, Dorgan alleged his father-in-law utilized a derogatory word for transgender individuals and threatened retaliation if helium did not determination out. The father-in-law was charged astatine the time, though prosecutors aboriginal dismissed the case.

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Police vehicles respond extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena aft a shooting during a precocious schoolhouse hockey crippled successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, connected Feb. 16, 2026. Authorities said 2 radical were killed and 3 others were injured successful what they described arsenic a household dispute. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

Court filings besides amusement Dorgan’s then-wife initially cited "gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + property upset traits" successful divorcement paperwork earlier the grounds were amended to "irreconcilable differences." The divorcement was finalized successful 2021. Divorce records database Dorgan arsenic surviving successful Jacksonville, Florida, astatine the clip and moving arsenic a motortruck driver.

Also successful 2020, Dorgan accused his parent of assaulting him and acting successful a "violent, threatening oregon tumultuous manner," according to constabulary records cited by WPRI. His parent was charged with elemental battle and artillery and disorderly conduct, though the lawsuit was aboriginal dismissed, tribunal records show.

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Heavy constabulary beingness was seen adjacent an ICE arena successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island aft an alleged shooting near aggregate injured connected Feb. 16, 2026. (WPRI)

The quality was besides referenced successful Dorgan’s struggle with his father-in-law. According to tribunal documents, Dorgan told constabulary his father-in-law "told maine that if I did not driblet the battle charges against my parent that further retaliation could beryllium expected and that was different crushed to person maine killed.

Police person not said whether those past disputes were connected to Monday's violence, and investigators person not publically identified a motive. Goncalves said the shooting "looked similar it was a household dispute" and that detectives are inactive moving to found a timeline.

Fox News' Louis Casiano, Alexis McAdams and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.