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Rhode Island shooter killed son and ex-wife in hockey rink rampage, family says

Video captures harrowing moment gunshots ring out at hockey game in Rhode Island
  • The gunman who opened fire at a hockey rink in Rhode Island killed their son and ex-wife, police have confirmed.
  • The shooter, identified as Robert Dorgan, also seriously wounded their ex-wife’s parents and a family friend in the rampage during a high school hockey game on Monday.
  • Someone at the hockey match, referred to by police as a Good Samaritan, stopped the rampage. The two victims who died were identified as Rhonda Dorgan and her adult son Aidan Dorgan.
  • Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name “Roberta,” had undergone gender reassignment surgery in the years before the attack, and struggled with a divorce and family issues.
  • Police said the shooting stemmed from a family dispute but haven’t identified an official motive.
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