‘Focused’ Pawtucket ice rink capturing leaves 2 useless and at the least 3 injured – One America Information Community

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OAN Workers Brooke Mallory4:00 PM – Monday, February 16, 2026

A highschool hockey recreation became a scene of chaos and tragedy on Monday when a gunman opened fireplace on the Dennis M. Lynch Enviornment, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, ensuing within the deaths of two individuals. The shooter died from a self inflicted gunshot as properly.

Throughout a boys’ hockey recreation between Blackstone Valley faculties, stories from the scene described a frantic setting the place spectators and student-athletes have been compelled to duck for canopy as gunshots rang out via the sector.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves emphasised that the incident seems to have been a “focused occasion,” stemming from a household dispute that erupted within the stands whereas hockey groups have been nonetheless on the ice.

Moreover, in accordance with a witness who contacted the media, the shooter was the daddy of one of many hockey gamers. He focused and shot these seated subsequent to him — his circle of relatives members — in what appeared like a murder-suicide, they added. That mentioned, police haven't but launched the victims’ names, particular relationships, or any detailed witness statements.

Chief Goncalves later confirmed that whereas police have now recognized the people concerned, they're withholding that info from the general public till all speedy relations have been notified.

Though surfacing information stories had urged a younger woman was among the many deceased, officers later clarified that the 2 victims killed on the scene have been adults, whereas three different victims, kids of the suspect, have been rushed to the hospital with life-threatening accidents.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as New video exhibits the second sh0ts have been fired contained in the Dennis M. Lynch Enviornment ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, throughout a highschool hockey recreation, killing a younger woman and injuring 4 others. The suspected shooter was additionally discovered useless on the scene. pic.twitter.com/nMVGSZJG0q

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BREAKING: One particular person has been killed following a capturing at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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The sector, situated simply 5 miles exterior of Windfall, was rapidly swarmed by native police, the ATF, and FBI. Emotional scenes adopted as highschool gamers, nonetheless of their hockey uniforms, have been seen embracing their households exterior the rink earlier than being evacuated by bus.

“I can’t think about what these residents are going via. These are highschool children… it needs to be traumatic,” mentioned Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien.

Governor Dan McKee (D-RI) expressed his condolences on social media as properly, stating that he was monitoring the state of affairs intently and praying for the Pawtucket neighborhood.

Harrowing scenes right here at Dennis Lynch Enviornment the place gunshots have been fired at a boys hockey recreation between Blackstone Valley Faculties.Shors got here from the stands behind the BVS bench.Police and EMTs are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/P1vkpocxPB

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Talking to the press, witnesses on the recreation described a chaotic scene the place a spectator heroically tried to disarm the gunman earlier than the shooter finally died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

In a remaining replace issued on Monday, an administrator for one of many college districts whose gamers have been current on the recreation, Coventry Faculty Division Superintendent Don Cowart, said that “all Coventry college students have been safely reunited with their family members.”

Moreover, Cowart famous that psychological well being sources will likely be made obtainable to all affected college students and households.

The Pawtucket Police Division and the FBI have since assured the general public that there isn't any lively menace remaining. Roads surrounding the sector on Andrew D. Ferland Manner stay closed as investigators course of the scene.