Two victims have been killed and several other have been injured from an apparently focused taking pictures at an ice skating rink in Rhode Island on Monday, authorities stated.
The gunshots rang out round 2:30 p.m. on the Dennis M. Lynch Area in Pawtucket, about 5 miles exterior of Windfall, in line with Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves.
Mother and father and gamers congregate close to the Lynch Area in Pawtucket, R.I., after a taking pictures on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Apart from the 2 victims killed, three individuals who have been shot and injured have been taken to a hospital in essential situation, police stated.
The taking pictures seems to be a focused and “family-related,” the chief stated, describing it as presumably a household dispute.
The suspect is lifeless from what seems to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police stated. The FBI added that there is “no imminent menace to public security.”
The FBI is responding to the scene and can present state and native regulation enforcement with any essential assets, FBI Director Kash Patel stated in an announcement.
Police stand at an entrance to Lynch Area in Pawtucket, R.I. after a taking pictures on the ice rink, Feb. 16, 2026.
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The superintendent of one of many faculties enjoying on the time of the taking pictures stated in a message to oldsters that each one college students on the group are secure.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee stated on social media, “I’m praying for Pawtucket and everybody concerned.”
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