The father of a North Providence High School senior shot five members of the student’s family at a hockey game Monday, killing two and injuring three others before killing himself, Target 12 has confirmed.
The student’s mother was killed at the rink, while a sibling died at the hospital, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the incident
Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a targeted family dispute, though she stressed it remains under investigation at this time.
The three other family members were in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital as of late Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for Brown Health confirmed. No names have been released so far.
The attack took place at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, an indoor skating rink, around 2:30 p.m. The “Senior Night” game being played pitted the Coventry-Johnston co-op team against the four institutions that are part of the Blackstone Valley Schools team: St. Raphael Academy, Providence Country Day School, and the public school districts of North Providence and North Smithfield
