Wednesday, February 18, 2026

U.S. ice hockey shooter identified as Robert (aka ‘Roberta’) Dorgan

Robert Dorgan
‘Roberta’ Dorgan. Image – social media.

Police say the suspect in a shooting at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island — identified as Robert Dorgan, who also used the name ‘Roberta’ and the surname Esposito — died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack that killed two people and injured three others.

Authorities believe the shooting was targeted and may have stemmed from a family dispute. Gunfire broke out during a high school ice hockey game, triggering panic as players and spectators fled, while a bystander’s intervention may have helped bring the incident to a rapid end.

Dorgan is said to have been a cross-dresser who recently started to call himself ‘Roberta’.



Witnesses described chaotic and frightening scenes as families searched for loved ones and paramedics performed CPR in the stands, as state officials expressed grief over another major violent incident in Rhode Island.

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  1. This is why one needs to ‘conceal / carry’ as many attempted mass shootings have been stopped by law-abiding citizens who are armed. However, THAT IS NEVER REPORTED ON THE MSM..!
    The ‘Left Coast’ and liberal, mostly Catholic New England have the worse restrictive ‘Gun Laws’ on the books for their particular states.
    & yet, gun-related crimes are the highest in those states, and the highest murder rates.
    The old bumper sticker slogan that one still sees in the U.S. of; “If Guns Were Outlawed, Only Outlaws Would Have Guns” still stands true.
    The same is true here in NZ, but IF / WHEN the NZ Loyal Party comes into Parliament, the Jabcinda / Communist-based ‘Firearms Laws’ are going right out the window!
    https://nzloyal.com/self-defence/
    https://nzloyal.com/defence/

    • A simple concealed carry is a one inch nut in one pocket and a looped length of paracord approx 15-16″ long in the other, you can figure the rest out.

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