Survivors in Rhode Island hockey shooting 'fighting for their lives' after trans gunman kills ex-wife, son

Two radical wounded by a gunman during a deadly shooting astatine a Rhode Island ince rink were successful captious information Tuesday and were "fighting for their lives," Fox News has learned. 

A household interaction told Fox News that Robert Dorgan, 56, who identified arsenic transgender and had a past of past household struggle implicit his sex identity, changeable and killed his ex-wife Rhonda and his lad Aidan, earlier shooting his in-laws.

The gunfire erupted Monday day astatine a precocious schoolhouse hockey crippled astatine the Dennis M Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket.

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Police respond extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, aft a shooting connected Feb. 16, 2026, near 2 radical dormant and 3 others injured successful what authorities described arsenic a household dispute. At close is Robert Dorgan, identified by constabulary arsenic the suspect, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images; X/@VerdadEsPoder)

Dorgan took his ain beingness aft the shooting, authorities said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said a "good Samaritan" besides stepped successful and "attempted to subdue" the shooter.

"We tin besides archer you that a bully Samaritan stepped successful and interjected successful the scene, and that's astir apt what led to a swift extremity of this tragic lawsuit earlier today," she said Monday night. 

In summation to this son, 2 different siblings – a precocious schoolhouse hockey subordinate and his sister who is studying to beryllium a caregiver - person been near down without either parent.

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Robert Dorgan, identified by constabulary arsenic the fishy successful the Pawtucket crystal rink shooting, pictured successful an undated photo. (X/@VerdadEsPoder)

People who cognize the household good told Fox News that Dorgan transitioned backmost successful 2020 and started going by the sanction Roberta. 

That aforesaid year, Dorgan reported to North Providence constabulary that helium had undergone gender-reassignment country and said his father-in-law wanted him retired of the household location due to the fact that of it. 

Dorgan would sometimes be hockey games dressed successful women’s clothing, specified arsenic choky denim shorts and choky tops. 

Police basal extracurricular the Dennis M. Lynch Arena successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island, aft a shooting connected Feb. 16, 2026, near 2 radical dormant and 3 others injured successful what authorities described arsenic a household dispute. At close is Robert Dorgan, identified by constabulary arsenic the suspect, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images; X/@VerdadEsPoder)

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Dorgan’s then-wife initially cited "gender reassignment surgery, narcissistic + property upset traits" successful divorcement paperwork earlier the grounds were amended to "irreconcilable differences." 

The divorcement was finalized successful 2021. Divorce records database Dorgan arsenic surviving successful Jacksonville, Florida, astatine the clip and moving arsenic a motortruck driver.

Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.