3 people, including suspect, killed in shooting at Rhode Island high school hockey game; 3 others in critical condition

Three people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting Monday at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Three other shooting victims were hospitalized in critical condition, according to Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves. She did not divulge the nature of their injuries. Pawtucket is situated just north of Providence near the Massachusetts border.

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Goncalves told reporters that officers were dispatched to Dennis M. Lynch Arena to respond to reports of the shooting just before 2:30 p.m. ET. Per Goncalves, officers found the suspected shooter dead at the scene due to a potential self-inflicted gunshot wound.

One victim was found dead at the scene, and another died after arriving at a local hospital. Goncalves did not release personal information or details about the victims or the suspected shooter, explaining that family notifications had not yet been made.

“It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” Goncalves told reporters. 

Per NBC News, the FBI and ATF were also on the scene, and the FBI announced that there was no further threat to the community. 

A father hugs his son outside of the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, R.I., after a shooting at a high school hockey game.ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goncalves declined to divulge other details about the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation, according to NBC News. It's not clear what kind of weapon or weapons were used, and it's not clear what relationship the suspected shooter had with the victims. 

"We have several witnesses that are at the station," Goncalves told reporters. "So we're going to put together a story before we release information, to make sure that the information is put out there is accurate and correct."

Per local NBC affiliate WJAR, the shooting took place during a hockey game between the Coventry-Johnston co-op and the St. Raphael-Providence Country Day-North Providence-North Smithfield co-op. Per WJAR, high schools in Pawtucket form co-op teams if they don't have enough players to field a full team on their own. 

Citing live-stream footage of the game, WJAR reports that gunshots were audible on the live stream and that players off the ice jumped from their seats onto the ice in an effort to skate to safety. None of those players were shot, per WJAR.

Coventry Superintendent Don Cowart, Providence Country Day School, St. Raphael Academy, Johnston Public Schools and North Smithfield issued statements either confirming that none of their students were short or stating that they were not aware of any of their students being injured in the shooting, according to WJAR.

Per the Associated Press, players still in uniform and tearful families shared hugs outside the arena after the shooting. Police closed down roads around the arena as they conducted their investigation.

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