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PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Three people, including the suspected shooter, were dead and three people were injured in a shooting Monday at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena ice rink in Pawtucket during a high school hockey game between two co-op teams.
The names and ages of the victims were not immediately available. The three people in the hospital were in critical condition.
Police Chief Tina Goncalves said it appears a family dispute led to the violence. She said police were still gathering information from witnesses.
"It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute," Goncalves said. "We cannot release the names of the victims because obviously, we want to speak to the family, make sure the family is well aware of what happened before we release that information publicly."
NBC 10's Dan Jaehnig reported, citing a law enforcement source, that the suspect was a father, who may have been dressed in women's clothing, and that he intentionally targeted family members who were at the hockey game.
Goncalves said police were not involved in the suspect's death.
"It appears from a self-inflicted gun wound, but we are going to investigate that fully," Goncalves said. "The police were not involved in that."
Police said the game was being livestreamed so people could watch it from home.
Multiple WJAR viewers recorded and shared the video, which is now part of the police investigation.
Multiple gunshots are audible, and players are seen jumping out of the stands and skating across the ice to find safety. None of the players was hurt.
"I was on the ice, and I thought it was balloons at first," said Olin Lawrence, of Coventry. "It was like, bop, bop. And I thought it was balloons, but it just kept going. And it was actually gunshots. And after the gunshots, me and my teammates ran right to the locker room, and we just bunkered up and we pressed against the door and just tried to stay safe down in there. But, no, it was very scary."
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League said late Monday that all interscholastic games have been temporarily suspended.
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The names and ages of the victims were not immediately available. The three people in the hospital were in critical condition.
Police Chief Tina Goncalves said it appears a family dispute led to the violence. She said police were still gathering information from witnesses.
"It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute," Goncalves said. "We cannot release the names of the victims because obviously, we want to speak to the family, make sure the family is well aware of what happened before we release that information publicly."
NBC 10's Dan Jaehnig reported, citing a law enforcement source, that the suspect was a father, who may have been dressed in women's clothing, and that he intentionally targeted family members who were at the hockey game.
Goncalves said police were not involved in the suspect's death.
"It appears from a self-inflicted gun wound, but we are going to investigate that fully," Goncalves said. "The police were not involved in that."
Police said the game was being livestreamed so people could watch it from home.
Multiple WJAR viewers recorded and shared the video, which is now part of the police investigation.
Multiple gunshots are audible, and players are seen jumping out of the stands and skating across the ice to find safety. None of the players was hurt.
"I was on the ice, and I thought it was balloons at first," said Olin Lawrence, of Coventry. "It was like, bop, bop. And I thought it was balloons, but it just kept going. And it was actually gunshots. And after the gunshots, me and my teammates ran right to the locker room, and we just bunkered up and we pressed against the door and just tried to stay safe down in there. But, no, it was very scary."
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League said late Monday that all interscholastic games have been temporarily suspended.
Shooting at ice rink in Pawtucket ends with 3 people dead, 3 injured
Three people, including the shooter, were dead and three people critically injured in a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena during a high school hockey game.
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