3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game

Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities say.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves tell reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

“It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” she says. Goncalves does not provide details about the suspect or the ages of those who were killed, though she says it appears that both victims were adults.

Authorities are continuing to try to piece together what happened and speak with witnesses, she says.

The shooting happened at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, a few miles outside Providence.

Outside the arena, tearful families and high school hockey players still in uniform can be seen hugging before they boarded a bus to leave the area. Roads surrounding the arena have been shut down as a heavy police presence remained and helicopters flew overhead.

Pawtucket is nestled just north of Providence and right under the Massachusetts state border. A town of just under 80,000, Pawtucket had up until recently been known as the home to Hasbro’s headquarters.