Two victims have been killed and a number of other have been injured from an apparently focused capturing at an ice skating rink in Rhode Island on Monday, authorities mentioned.
The gunshots rang out round 2:30 p.m. on the Dennis M. Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, about 5 miles outdoors of Windfall, in line with Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves.
Dad and mom and gamers congregate close to the Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, R.I., after a capturing on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Moreover the 2 victims killed, three individuals who have been shot and injured have been taken to a hospital in vital situation, police mentioned.
The capturing seems to be a focused and “family-related,” the chief mentioned, describing it as presumably a household dispute.
The suspect is useless from what seems to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police mentioned. The FBI added that there is “no imminent risk to public security.”
Police stand at an entrance to Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, R.I. after a capturing on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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The superintendent of one of many faculties taking part in on the time of the capturing mentioned in a message to oldsters that each one college students on the staff are secure.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee mentioned on social media, “I’m praying for Pawtucket and everybody concerned.”
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