From Fox News: A third victim has died from injuries suffered in last week’s Rhode Island rink shooting, police said, in an attack allegedly carried out by a transgender suspect.
Gerald Dorgan, the father of Rhonda Dorgan and grandfather of Aidan Dorgan, who were both killed in the attack, died from his injuries after being in critical condition, according to The Associated Press, citing Pawtucket police.
Police previously identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, 56, who fatally shot his ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan, and their adult son, Aidan Dorgan, when he opened fire at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi previously said, according to WCVB.
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being tackled by bystanders who intervened and quickly stopped the attack, officials said. At least three bystanders were able to contain the shooter in the middle of the stands as the crowd fled, officials said.
The shooter was a biological man who had started identifying as a woman, and went by the name Roberta Esposito.
Gerald Dorgan, the third victim to die from the attack, was 75.
75-year-old victim Gerald Dorgan in Pawtucket ice rink shooting dies. pic.twitter.com/h6C3h2DzBF
— D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 (@eclipsethis2003) February 26, 2026
Gerald Dorgan, 75, the trans shooter’s ex-father-in-law, has died. He had been in critical condition since the Feb. 16 shooting that also claimed the lives of his daughter, Rhonda Dorgan, and grandson, Aidan Dorgan. Trans violence claims another innocent life. pic.twitter.com/cpkreu7pJ3
— My moms caregiver (@mymomcare) February 26, 2026
BREAKING: Police have identified the Pawtucket ice hockey arena shooting suspect as Robert Dorgan – also known as “Roberta
Esposito.”This has to stop. Mental illness will not win.
Make Mental Institutions a Thing Again. pic.twitter.com/9o1Bo8bH1w
— ❤🎹 Ames 🎹❤ (@Real_Ames) February 17, 2026
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