https://democraticunderground.com/100221025678#post22malaise (294,533 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:44 PM
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Breaking - mass shooting at high school hockey competition
In Rhode Island. Several injured - shooter ‘Down’
Details to come
Coverage in CNN now
https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/police-presence-dennis-m-lynch-arena-andrew-d-ferland-way-pawtucket-rhode-island-february-16-2026
Pawtucket mayor's office said Monday that a young girl was killed and four people were injured in a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena ice rink during a high school hockey game between two co-op teams.
The mayor's office said the shooter was dead and that police were not looking for anyone else.
The teams that were playing were Coventry-Johnston co-op and St. Raphael-Providence Country Day-North Providence-North Smithfield co-op.
Ocelot II (129,873 posts)
2. Gosh, it's about time for one of these. It's been more than a week if you don't count Canada.
Reply to malaise (Original post)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:47 PM
Why don't you want to count Canada? Is it the same reason you're not going to want to count this one ...
SuzyandPuffpuff (463 posts)
9. Jfc
Reply to malaise (Original post)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:26 PM
... and on and on and on it goes. So sick of this hatred. Young old black white male female hate hate hate ..needs to ****ing stop
You left off some, but we'll see if some others pick up on it.
Chuuku Davis (606 posts)
38. Another trans shooter
Reply to Beringia (Reply #11)
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 01:26 AM
Factually
Oops, there it is! No responses to that post. I wonder why.
Evolve Dammit (21,656 posts)
17. Old enough to remember we had ZERO. Columbine which was the first and a unique tragedy. Now it is the norm. Thanks NRA
Yeah, I don't think you can blame the NRA for this one. It was a looney tune man pretending to be a woman. That's not the NRA, and this is becoming a very growing problem! Until you stop celebrating these people and calling them 'brave', and start treating them like the mentally ill people they are, this is going to get worse.
Exp (845 posts)
19. What THE **** is WRONG with people ??!!!!
BeneteauBum (370 posts)
28. Trump derangement syndrome
Reply to Exp (Reply #19)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:48 PM
Peace ☮️
He might have had TDS, but that isn't the cause of the shooting.
Mosby (19,385 posts)
32. Robert (Roberta) Dorman was identified as the shooter
Reply to UpInArms (Reply #29)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:44 PM
At a late-night news conference, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said Dorgan also went by the name “Roberta,” and court documents show his gender identity played a role in multiple family disputes over recent years.
In early 2020, Dorgan went to the North Providence Police Department and reported he had recently undergone gender-reassignment surgery and that his father-in-law wanted him out of their North Providence home because of it.
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Around the same time, Dorgan’s then-wife Rhonda Dorgan filed for divorce. Under grounds for divorce, Rhonda initially wrote, “gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + personality disorder traits.” Those reasons were then crossed out and replaced with “irreconcilable differences which have caused the immediate breakdown of the marriage.”
The divorce was finalized in June 2021, court records show.
https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pawtucket-shooters-gender-identity-tied-to-past-family-disputes-court-records-show/
Yeah, he was living in his dad and mom in law's house. Mentally ill loser.
UpInArms (54,537 posts)
35. Thank you for the updated information
Reply to Mosby (Reply #32)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:57 PM
I wish Roberta had killed herself first instead of after shooting her family
Ah DU, you never fail to ... fail.
yellow dahlia (5,313 posts)
31. This is tragic.
Reply to malaise (Original post)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:40 PM
Apparently the father had well known mental health issues, and strife with his family.
And somehow - he was allowed to have guns.
Chuuku Davis (606 posts)
37. She
Reply to yellow dahlia (Reply #31)
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:53 AM
Is trans.
Will we see any other posts on this? I doubt it.
KC
