Two victims have been killed and several other have been injured from an apparently focused taking pictures at an ice skating rink in Rhode Island on Monday, authorities stated.
The gunshots rang out round 2:30 p.m. on the Dennis M. Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, about 5 miles outdoors of Windfall, based on Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves.
Dad and mom and gamers congregate close to the Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, R.I., after a taking pictures on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Apart from the 2 victims killed, three individuals who have been shot and injured have been taken to a hospital in essential situation, police stated.
The taking pictures seems to be a focused and “family-related,” the chief stated, describing it as presumably a household dispute.
The suspect is lifeless from what seems to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police stated. The FBI added that there is “no imminent risk to public security.”
The FBI is responding to the scene and can present state and native regulation enforcement with any needed sources, FBI Director Kash Patel stated in a press release.
Police stand at an entrance to Lynch Enviornment in Pawtucket, R.I. after a taking pictures on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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The superintendent of one of many colleges taking part in on the time of the taking pictures stated in a message to oldsters that each one college students on the crew are protected.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee stated on social media, “I’m praying for Pawtucket and everybody concerned.”
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