Rhode Island ice rink shooting victims confirmed as shooter's daughter alleges 'vendetta' against family

The trans fishy who opened occurrence astatine a Rhode Island crystal hockey rink connected Monday killed his ex-wife and big son, authorities said, portion his girl alleged helium had a "vendetta" against the family.

Robert Dorgan, 56, fatally changeable his ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan, astatine the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket arsenic good arsenic his lad Aiden Dorgan, who aboriginal died astatine the hospital, North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi said, according to WCVB.

Three different victims were injured successful the shooting, including Linda and Gerald Dorgan, who were the parents of Rhonda Dorgan. Both Linda and Gerald are presently hospitalized successful captious condition, according to the outlet.

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Police respond extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, aft the Feb. 16, 2026, shooting. At close is Robert Dorgan, identified by constabulary arsenic the suspect, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images; X/@VerdadEsPoder)

The 3rd unfortunate was identified arsenic Thomas Geruso, a person of the Dorgan family, who is besides successful captious condition.

The shooter, who identified arsenic transgender, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, constabulary said.

"I conscionable privation to marque definite radical recognize this was 1 person’s vendetta against their family," Amanda Wallace-Hubbard, Dorgan’s daughter, told WPRI-TV. "We were targeted. This was precise specific. It wasn’t random."

Wallace-Hubbard, Robert Dorgan’s girl from different relationship, said she was with her 2 young sons and the remainder of the household successful the stands erstwhile the shooting occurred. She described Rhonda arsenic her stepmother and Aidan arsenic her half-brother.

She credited an unidentified bully Samaritan with redeeming her beingness and those of her sons. The idiosyncratic is seen tackling Robert Dorgan successful footage from the shooting, per WPRI-TV.

 "Until that bully Samaritan incapacitated him, I truly feared that my sons were next," Wallace-Hubbard said.

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"I can’t convey him enough," she added. "I’m definite my sons and I are live due to the fact that of him."

Colin Dorgan, the 17-year-old lad of Robert and Rhonda Dorgan and a North Providence High School senior, was connected the crystal playing successful the crippled erstwhile the shooting occurred, per WPRI-TV.

Video from wrong the arena shows players diving and fans fleeing their seats arsenic shots rang retired during the precocious schoolhouse game. At slightest a twelve shots tin beryllium heard successful the footage, on with radical screaming arsenic they scramble for cover.

Police person not publically identified a motive. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves described the shooting arsenic a "family dispute." 

An lawyer for the Dorgan household said they are "deeply and profoundly affected" by the calamity and are cooperating with authorities.

Police basal extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, aft a shooting connected Feb. 16, 2026, near 2 radical dormant and 3 others injured successful what authorities described arsenic a household dispute. At close is Robert Dorgan, identified by constabulary arsenic the suspect, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images; X/@VerdadEsPoder)

"We are reminded that down each header is simply a household experiencing profound symptom and loss," the connection said, per WCVB, adding that the household is focused connected those injured and asking that further questions beryllium directed to their attorney.

Investigators are continuing to reappraisal surveillance footage and witnesser accounts arsenic they portion unneurotic a timeline of the shooting.

Court records amusement Robert Dorgan had a documented past of struggle with relatives successful caller years, including disputes tied to his sex transition, WPRI reported.

In 2020, Robert 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.

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According to tribunal documents cited by WPRI, Robert 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.

Court filings besides amusement Robert 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. Paperwork from the divorcement showed Robert Dorgan lived astatine the clip successful Jacksonville, Florida, and was moving arsenic a motortruck driver.

Also successful 2020, Robert 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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The quality was besides referenced successful Robert 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."

The time earlier the shooting, Robert Dorgan posted connected X astir going "BERSERK" aft an histrion insisted that Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., is simply a man. 

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