Investigators believe the shooting at an ice rink in Rhode Island on Monday stemmed from a family dispute that resulted in a horrific murder-suicide. The tragedy occurred Monday afternoon during a youth hockey game at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. DEVELOPING: Multiple Fatalities After Shooting At Ice Rink “It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters, according to the Associated Press. Two victims were killed and the suspect was deceased. Three other people were shot and hospitalized in critical condition. BREAKING: Three people killed, including the suspect, and three others hospitalized after a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink, police say. https://t.co/khEnCSbGZa — The Associated Press (@AP) February 16, 2026 Fox News explained further: A source with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) told Fox News that the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence incident and turned into a murder-suicide. The source said the gunman killed his wife and shot two of his kids before turning the gun on himself. He shot his third child - who is currently hospitalized, the source said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said at least one of the people killed was a woman, while the suspect was male, and the incident appeared to be "a family dispute." The second victim killed died of their injuries at the hospital. The names of the victims and gunman have not been released, as well as the conditions of those who were hospitalized. Watch the moment gunfire erupted in the arena below: #BREAKING: Watch as New video shows the moment sh0ts were fired inside the Dennis M. Lynch Arena ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey game, killing a young girl and injuring four others. The suspected shooter was also found dead at the scene. pic.twitter.com/nMVGSZJG0q — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 16, 2026 "The shooter is the father of a No Providence High senior, @TimWhiteRI and I have confirmed. The dead are the student's mother and sister; 3 other members of family are hospitalized after also being shot," WPRI reporter Ted Nesi said. UPDATE: The shooter is the father of a No Providence High senior, @TimWhiteRI and I have confirmed. The dead are the student's mother and sister; 3 other members of family are hospitalized after also being shot. (Correcting a misphrasing in prior tweet) https://t.co/yA39Fs6c7e — Ted Nesi (@TedNesi) February 16, 2026 WPRI confirmed: 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. 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 rank, 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 BVS team: St. Raphael Academy, Providence Country Day School, and the public school districts of North Providence and North Smithfield. Watch video coverage below: