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Pawtucket police release body camera video of deadly hockey rink shooting
Bodycam footage shows chaotic response to Robert Dorgan's targeted shooting at a high school hockey game, killing three family members and injuring two others, police said.
- On Feb. 27, the Pawtucket Police Department released nearly 22‑minute body‑worn camera footage showing their arrival after the Feb. 16, 2026 shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
- During Senior Night, Robert Dorgan, 56, also known as Roberta Esposito, opened fire on family members, police said, with no motive disclosed.
- Bystanders Michael Black, Robert Rattenni and Ryan Cordeiro tackled and disarmed the shooter before he died by an apparently self‑inflicted gunshot, and officers found a Sig Sauer P226 and Glock at the scene.
- The shooting has rocked the Pawtucket community, killing three, including Rhonda Dorgan, Aidan Dorgan, and Gerald Dorgan, while others remained hospitalized as of Feb. 27.
- Investigators are reviewing all video evidence and records, including surveillance and bodycam footage, while authorities seized other weapons from a storage unit in Maine; Boston 25 and NBC 10 warned the footage may be distressing.
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Police release body camera video of response to deadly Pawtucket hockey rink shooting - Boston News, Weather, Sports
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WHDH) - Police in Rhode Island released body camera video Friday showing their response to the deadly shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch
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