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02/16 16:03 CST 3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at a Rhode Island
hockey rink
3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) --- Authorities said three people were killed, including
the suspect, at a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink on Monday afternoon
where a youth hockey game was scheduled.
Pawtucket Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are
hospitalized in critical condition.
Authorities said they believe the shooting was a targeted attack stemming from
a family dispute.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) --- Police are responding to reports of multiple people
hurt in a shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink where a youth hockey game was
scheduled.
Little detail was immediately available about the shooting Monday afternoon at
Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, a few miles outside Providence.
Outside the arena, tearful families and high school hockey players still in
uniform could be seen hugging before they boarded a bus to leave the area.
Roads surrounding the arena were shut down as a heavy police presence remained
and helicopters flew overhead.
Messages seeking comment were left for Pawtucket police and a spokesperson for
the city's mayor. An email message left for a spokesperson with a local
hospital also was not immediately returned.
Pawtucket is nestled just north of Providence and right under the Massachusetts
state border. A town of just under 80,000, Pawtucket had up until recently been
known as the home to Hasbro's headquarters.
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This story has been corrected to show that the shooting occurred on Monday, not
Tuesday.
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