Police ID RI hockey shooter as father Robert Dorgan, who went by female name

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 also went by a female name.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said that Dorgan, 56, also uses the alias Roberta Esposito.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said that Dorgan, 56, also uses the alias Roberta Esposito. REUTERS

Livestream footage captured the moment Dorgan opened fire at the hockey game. EricRueb/X

WPRI reported that Dorgan is the father of a North Providence High School senior.

Dorgan sat near the back of the stands on the home team’s side during the game before he moved to the front and opened fire at four family members and one family friend, the outlet reported.

Multiple sources told the outlet that Dorgan’s son’s mother was killed inside Lynch Arena, and a sibling died at the hospital.

Dorgan took his own life at the scene, police said.

Three victims are still in critical condition.

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