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Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (62+ words) opened fire during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son. Pawtucket Chief of Police...opened fire during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their…...
Gun used in fatal Rhode Island rink shooting bought in Florida
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) One of the two guns involved in a mass shooting in February 2026 at a Rhode Island ice skating rink was bought in Florida, authorities said. The Glock 29 was purchased in Jacksonville in 2021, according to an investigation by the U.S. Bureau...The…...
When Rhode Island shooter started firing, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (635+ words) Michael Casey And Kimberlee Kruesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. " Sitting in the stands at a hockey game, Michael Black heard...handgun. Black managed to get his left hand caught in the chamber of Robert Dorgan's gun, jamming...because the bullets were coming…...
Against stereotype, handguns, not rifles, used in RI’s mass shooting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (325+ words) show. Against stereotype, handguns, not rifles, used in RIs mass shooting The specter of homicidal gunmen,...high-powered assault rifles, draws lots of attention in public discussions on the subject of mass gun violence in the U.S. Despite that image, the…...
When Rhode Island shooter started firing, this hero jumped into action to end the carnage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (562+ words) Michael Black was watching a high school hockey game in Pawtucket when he heard what sounded like popping...shooter's gun. Black managed to jam his left hand in the chamber of the weapon, stopping it from firing...Black into the…...
City of Providence to name square after 2021 shooting victim
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) "Miya Brophy-Baermann Square," who was shot and killed on Olney Street in August of 2021. The council will vote on a resolution..."Miya Brophy-Baermann Square," who was shot and killed on Olney Street in August of 2021....
When the Rhode Island shooter started firing, bystanders jumped into action
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (629+ words)PROVIDENCE, R.I. " Sitting in the stands at a hockey game, Michael Black heard what he thought...handgun. Black managed to get his left hand caught in the chamber of Robert Dorgan's gun, jamming...because the bullets were coming out, was…...
Providence police charge two teens in New Year’s drive-by shooting that injured three - The
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) PROVIDENCE " Police have charged two teenagers in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured...incident was a drive-by shooting, according to Vega. In a police report, authorities wrote investigators found a single bullet hole in the rear window of a…...
Providence basketball player arrested at gunpoint on domestic violence charge
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (408+ words) his ex-girlfriend and her friends, according NBC 10 in Rhode Island. Local police in Cranston, Rhode Island, were called to a location...that the Providence forward had struck her earlier in the day, and she showed one of the officers that…...
Providence police investigating fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash
2+ week, 4+ day ago (142+ words) PROVIDENCE " A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Providence early Saturday morning as he waited for...pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle, dosReis wrote in an email. The caller indicated the victim was not...