"Three people were killed at a Rhode Island ice rink after shots were fired at a high school hockey game Monday afternoon, Pawtucket authorities said. Three people are dead, including the suspected shooter, and three more were injured at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, a spokesperson for Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said. The shooting, which took place around 2:30 p.m., appeared to be "a targeted family dispute," the mayor's office said."
"Coventry High School's boy varsity hockey were scheduled to play at Lynch Arena at 2 p.m. against Blackstone Valley Schools co-op hockey team, according to online schedules. All of the Coventry students present are safe and accounted for, Superintendent Don Cowart said, and police remain on scene with the students. Branden Mello, a local sports editor, reported live from the scene shortly after the shots were fired. The shots came from behind the BVS bench, he wrote on social media at 2:41 p.m."
Three people were killed and three others injured during a shooting at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket during a scheduled high school hockey game around 2:30 p.m. Authorities reported the suspected shooter was among the dead. The mayor's office characterized the incident as a targeted family dispute. Coventry High School students present were confirmed safe and police remained on scene. Shots originated from behind the Blackstone Valley Schools bench, and witnesses said a North Smithfield father grabbed a gun from the shooter but the shooter had a second weapon. No victim names were released; state police are assisting local law enforcement and the governor said he was monitoring the situation.
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