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  • Rhode Island Hockey Shooter ID’d as Transgender Father Robert Dorgan

    02/16/2026 8:37:23 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 41 replies
    New York Post ^ | Feb. 16, 2026 | Caitlin McCormack
    Police identified the gunman who killed two people and critically injured three others at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon as Robert Dorgan and revealed he went by a female name. The 56-year-old father, who shot family members and a family friend before he turned the gun on himself following the deadly rampage at the Pawtucket ice rink, used the alias Roberta Esposito, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said during a press conference Monday night. “We have identified the person, the suspect, by a birth name, the birth name was Robert Dorgan,” Goncalves said.
  • Rhode Island hockey shooter ID’d as Robert Dorgan, who went by female name

    02/16/2026 8:05:47 PM PST · by thegagline · 44 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 02/16/2026 | Catlin McCormack
    Police identified the gunman who killed two people and critically injured three others at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon as Robert Dorgan and revealed he went by a female name.The 56-year-old father, who shot family members and a family friend before he turned the gun on himself following the deadly rampage at the Pawtucket ice rink, used the alias Roberta Esposito, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said during a press conference Monday night. We have identified the person, the suspect, by a birth name, the birth name was Robert Dorgan,” Goncalves said. “We have...
  • Daughter of Rhode Island shooter reveals her father had 'mental health issues' (video)

    02/16/2026 7:49:11 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 20 replies
    X ^ | 02 16 2026 | Nick Sortor
    BREAKING: The daughter of the Rhode Island hockey shooter reveals he was “VERY SICK” as local media reports he was “dressed as a woman” Looks like we’ve got yet ANOTHER trans shooting! WHEN ARE WE FINALLY GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT TRANS VlOLENCE??!
  • Woman says her father opened fire in Pawtucket hockey rink, 'has mental health issues' (video)

    02/16/2026 7:56:23 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 19 replies
    wcvb ^ | 02 16 2026 | Peter Eliopoulos
    Following a deadly shooting in the stands during a Rhode Island high school hockey game, a woman told NewsCenter 5 that her father was the shooter. The woman, who did not provide her name, was exiting the Pawtucket Police Department with a man and a child when she offered that information. "My father was the shooter," she said. "He shot my family, and he's dead now," she also said. The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena on Andrew D. Ferland Way during a high school hockey game just before 3 p.m. Monday. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said...
  • 1 dead, 4 hospitalized in mass shooting at Pawtucket, RI, high school hockey game

    02/16/2026 2:36:32 PM PST · by DFG · 43 replies
    NY Post ^ | 02/16/2026 | Chris Nesi
    A young girl was killed and four other people were hospitalized after a gunman opened fire in the middle of a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday afternoon. The full number of wounded was not immediately known, but the suspect in the broad daylight shooting died at the scene, WPRI reports. The mayor’s office said that authorities aren’t searching for any additional suspects, according to a statement obtained by WJAR. The shooting was reported at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, RI. The arena is home ice for the Johnson and Wales Wildcats hockey team. Students from Coventry, Johnston,...
  • Rhode Island woman, 20, sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-boyfriend’s mother

    08/09/2021 9:28:51 AM PDT · by rightwingintelligentsia · 43 replies
    Cox Media via KIRO News ^ | August 9, 2021 | Kelli Dugan
    PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A 20-year-old Rhode Island woman pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced immediately to life in prison for the 2020 murder of her ex-boyfriend’s mother. According to the office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Shaylyn Moran of Pawtucket pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and carrying a pistol without a license in the shooting death of 54-year-old Cheryl Smith, WPRI reported. In addition to the life sentence on the murder charge, Moran also received consecutive 10-year terms for the additional charges, The Providence Journal reported. Moran did not shoot Smith but...
  • Thousands sign petition to help save Pawtucket teacher’s job after arrest.

    06/18/2020 11:47:56 PM PDT · by L.A.Justice · 25 replies
    WLNE TV ^ | June 15, 2020 | Brooke Taylor
    PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE): A parent started a petition, which thousands have signed, to help save a Pawtucket teacher’s job after he was arrested over the weekend. However, not everyone is agrees with the cause. Derrick Garforth, 34, was charged over the weekend following vandalism at the Christopher Columbus statue on Elmwood Avenue. According to Police, Garforth with the help of 2 others, splattered paint towards the statue, which had already been boarded and fenced off out of precaution. Garforth was charged with desecration of grave/monument, which is a felony. Garforth teaches social studies at Joseph Jenks Junior High School. He’s...
  • Federal Indictment Unsealed as Rhode Island State Police...

    05/08/2013 11:23:13 PM PDT · by Cindy · 11 replies
    www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2013/federal-indictment-unsealed-as-rhode-island-state-police-and-federal-agents-arrest-seven-search-ten-businesses-and-residences-and-seize-cash-vehicles-and-business-records-in-alleged-cigarette-trafficking-conspiracy Federal Indictment Unsealed as Rhode Island State Police and Federal Agents Arrest Seven; Search Ten Businesses and Residences; and Seize Cash, Vehicles, and Business Records in Alleged Cigarette Trafficking Conspiracy Investigation and Indictment Alleges Complex Interstate Conspiracy That Allegedly Defrauded Rhode Island of More Than $1 Million in Tax Revenue U.S. Attorney’s Office May 08, 2013 District of Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI—A federal grand jury indictment that names seven individuals and alleges a complex interstate contraband cigarette trafficking conspiracy responsible for the sale of more than $1.2 million dollars of contraband cigarettes in Rhode Island and the loss of...
  • Man caught boarding plane with weapons

    05/19/2010 1:29:28 PM PDT · by cll · 42 replies · 1,509+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | 5/19/2010 | AP
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- U.S. authorities have charged a man with attempting to board a flight from Puerto Rico with weapons including a stun gun, a switchblade knife and four box cutters. ~ snip ~ Pol was scheduled to take a JetBlue flight to Boston when he was arrested on Monday. In addition to the knives agents found pepper spray and a flight simulator program in his luggage.
  • Multiple Explosions at a Boston area train station?

    07/09/2003 12:05:22 PM PDT · by The Magical Mischief Tour · 78 replies · 310+ views
    ABC Radio News | ABC Radio News
    Just reported on the radio, ABC Radio News, just comin in multiple explosions reported, rail service disrupted