Police Confirm RI Shooter Was Transgender
February 17, 2026·28 days ago·via Townhall

Police confirm the Rhode Island shooter at a youth hockey game in Pawtucket is Robert Dugan, a biological male who identified as a woman and went by Roberta Esposito. The attack killed three, including the shooter via self-inflicted wound, and left three others in critical condition during a match between Coventry/Johnston and Blackstone Valley teams, some from a Catholic school. Cops call it a targeted family dispute at Dennis M. Lynch Arena. Read more about this...