Who was Robert Dorgan or Roberta Esposito? Hockey rink shooting suspect

Police identified the suspect in the Pawtucket hockey arena shooting as 56‑year‑old Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito.

Dorgan was the parent of a senior player and fatally shot four family members and a family friend during a youth hockey game Monday, killing two people and wounding three others before taking his own life.

The student’s mother was killed at the Rhode Island rink, while a sibling later died at the hospital, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the incident.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves publicly identified Dorgan during a news conference Monday night.

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