{"id":2570443,"date":"2026-02-16T19:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-two-dead-and-three-injured-after-shooting-at-rhode-island-hockey-game\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:02:28","slug":"at-least-two-dead-and-three-injured-after-shooting-at-rhode-island-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-two-dead-and-three-injured-after-shooting-at-rhode-island-hockey-game\/","title":{"rendered":"At least two dead and three injured after shooting at Rhode Island hockey game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-two-dead-and-three-injured-after-shooting-at-rhode-island-hockey-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two people were killed and three others were injured in a targeted shooting during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high school hockey game<\/a> at the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday. The shooter is dead, reportedly from a self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-injured-1-suspect-in-custody-following-shooting-at-philadelphia-transportation-station\/\" title=\"8 injured, 1 suspect in custody following ... at Philadelphia transportation station\">-inflicted gunshot wound<\/a>, and authorities say the attack appears to be targeted and linked to a family dispute. Police Chief Tina Goncalves and Governor Dan McKee expressed their condolences and noted that support services would be available for those affected; federal agencies, including the FBI, assisted at the scene, though officials said there was no imminent public threat and no formal request for FBI help. A Fox News report citing ATF sources claimed the shooter may have killed his wife and three children before taking his own life, but this detail has not been officially confirmed in the article. The story is described as developing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">At least two dead after &lsquo;targeted&rsquo; shooting at Rhode Island hockey game<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2503323\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least two people have died after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shooting\">shooting<\/a> at a high school hockey game in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rhode-island\/\">Rhode Island<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshal-shot-while-serving-arrest-warrant-in-baltimore\/\" title=\"U.S. Marshal shot while serving arrest warrant in Baltimore\">suspect opened fire<\/a> during a hockey game at the Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, killing two people and injuring three others. The suspect is also dead. According to Pawtucket <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\">Police<\/a> Chief Tina Goncalves, the shooting is believed to be &ldquo;targeted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4459575\/nancy-guthrie-family-cleared-kidnapping-case\/\">Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s family cleared in kidnapping case, with sheriff &#8216;begging&#8217; media to show compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4459552\/state-investigators-legal-avenues-accuse-fbi-withholding-evidence\/\">Minnesota investigators examining &lsquo;all legal avenues&rsquo; after accusing FBI of withholding evidence in Pretti case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4459373\/tmz-pleads-proof-fourth-letter-claiming-knowledge-nancy-guthrie-whereabouts\/\">TMZ pleads with man to prove himself after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tmz-pleads-with-man-for-proof-after-receiving-fourth-guthrie-note\/\" title=\"TMZ pleads with man for proof after receiving fourth Guthrie note\">receiving fourth letter claiming<\/a> to know where Nancy Guthrie is<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It was a Senior Night &mdash; a time for them to celebrate and to remember. It&rsquo;s very unfortunate that this happened today,&rdquo; Goncalves <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Boston25News\/videos\/watch-live-police-giving-update-on-deadly-shooting-at-rhode-island-ice-arena\/1263980392294359\/\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Again, we&rsquo;re trying to offer some services. We have the Rhode Island EMA. We have the federal EMA out there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police and ATF agents stand near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after a shooting at the ice rink, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mark Stockwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll do anything we can for the outreach to make sure that these kids are getting some kind of support in the days to follow,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Obviously, it&rsquo;s going to all settle in probably later tonight or tomorrow for them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Goncalves said the shooting, rooted in a &ldquo;family dispute,&rdquo; killed one person at the scene. Another died from their wounds after being transported to the hospital. The suspect is reported to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Goncalves declined to give the identity of the shooter, the victims, or the relationship between them.<\/p>\n<p>A source with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/multiple-people-shot-rhode-island-ice-rink-suspect-dead-report\">told<\/a> Fox News that the shooting was a murder-suicide, adding that the suspect was an adult male who shot his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself &mdash; with only one of his three children surviving.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Dan McKee (D-RI) issued a statement acknowledging the tragedy and expressing sympathy for the victims and their families.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police congregate near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after a shooting at an ice rink, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mark Stockwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As Governor, a parent, and a former coach, my heart breaks for the victims, families, students and everyone impacted by the devastating shooting at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. Praying for our communities,&rdquo; McKee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovDanMcKee\/status\/2023537472471179624\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4453694\/nine-people-killed-and-25-injured-in-school-shooting-in-british-columbia\/\">NINE PEOPLE DEAD AND 25 INJURED IN SCHOOL SHOOTING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\">FBI<\/a> responded to the scene of the shooting and offered its resources to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this time, there is no imminent threat to public safety and there has been no request for FBI assistance,&rdquo; the FBI Boston field office <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIBoston\/status\/2023512582888255746\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;However, the public should continue to avoid the area. Our prayers are with everyone impacted by this incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two killed in targeted Rhode Island hockey game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2570444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26047785551124.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[73910,13980,7286,73909,4300],"class_list":["post-2570443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-breaking_news","tag-casualties","tag-hockey","tag-rhode_island","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26047785551124.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570447,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570443\/revisions\/2570447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}