{"id":65743,"date":"2026-02-16T22:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/2-killed-in-shooting-at-high-school-hockey-game-in-pawtucket-rhode-island-suspect-dead-police-say\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:46:59","slug":"2-killed-in-shooting-at-high-school-hockey-game-in-pawtucket-rhode-island-suspect-dead-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/2-killed-in-shooting-at-high-school-hockey-game-in-pawtucket-rhode-island-suspect-dead-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed in shooting at high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; suspect dead, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content__post--119b791f-5468-4156-889d-c9216a9f301a\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-119b791f\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T17:11:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              33m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Hockey player recounts hiding inside locker room: &#8220;It was a lot of shots&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\" wp_automatic_readability=\"40\">\n<p>A high school hockey player who was on the ice at the time of the shooting said he ran inside the locker room when he heard shots being fired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went down and then I ran,&#8221; a Coventry Public Schools student told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We pressed against the door and just tried to stay safe down in there. 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We were very nervous,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was a lot of shots.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount\":50}\"=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/16\/b28ce555-d9e2-4d20-881d-fb26558e6c38\/thumbnail\/620x373\/da9a16785f4b7a00435c85a94f88cc70\/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-5-06-04-pm.png#\" alt=\"teen hockey player speaks to reporters \" height=\"373\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/16\/b28ce555-d9e2-4d20-881d-fb26558e6c38\/thumbnail\/620x373\/da9a16785f4b7a00435c85a94f88cc70\/screenshot-2026-02-16-at-5-06-04-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Coventry Public Schools hockey player speaks to reporters following the shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS Boston<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--c55fba2c-f894-4fd9-8b63-0b610feb11c0\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-c55fba2c\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T17:01:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              43m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Multiple schools were part of senior night hockey game, state rep. says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\" wp_automatic_readability=\"46\">\n<p>Rhode Island State Rep. Cherie Cruz told CBS Boston multiple schools in the area were part of the senior night hockey game on Monday as the shooting occured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of different players from Coventry, from East Providence, from Saint Rays [Saint Raphael Academy]. So there&#8217;s a lot from cities and towns here today,&#8221; Cruz said at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Students from different schools were playing on the same team, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves also said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from Coventry Public Schools and Providence Country Day have confirmed all their student athletes have been accounted for.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount\":50}\"=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/16\/80cced17-6885-420d-bb23-378ccc809a44\/thumbnail\/620x394\/7268b3e234e4a9e0078c959ba0699b6c\/ap26047751205313.jpg#\" alt=\"Pawtucket Shooting \" height=\"394\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/16\/80cced17-6885-420d-bb23-378ccc809a44\/thumbnail\/620x394\/7268b3e234e4a9e0078c959ba0699b6c\/ap26047751205313.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/16\/80cced17-6885-420d-bb23-378ccc809a44\/thumbnail\/1240x788\/9a5ffa910a8fb1f21e7eca5056c2c5e5\/ap26047751205313.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A father hugs his son outside of the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after a shooting at the ice rink on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mark Stockwell \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--1f066dda-10bd-48b9-909a-fdba13d01bc5\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-1f066dda\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T16:52:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              52m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">2 victims killed in possible &#8220;family dispute,&#8221; 3 wounded, police chief says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\" wp_automatic_readability=\"41\">\n<p>Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves confirmed two adult victims are dead and three people are in critical condition in what investigators believe was a targeted shooting &#8220;that may be a family dispute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is also confirmed dead, Goncalves said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re putting all the pieces together. It appears [the suspect is dead] from a self-inflicted gun wound,&#8221; the police chief said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--8accad51-4a54-4e0f-a20e-a9acd248b77b\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-8accad51\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T16:34:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              4:34 PM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Providence Country Day says its students and staff are safe<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\" wp_automatic_readability=\"46\">\n<p>Kevin Folan, the head of schools at Providence Country Day, said in a statement: &#8220;We are shocked and saddened by the shooting at today&#8217;s hockey game. We can confirm that the PCD students, parents, and staff that were present are safe at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Folan said, &#8220;We will communicate any further updates to the PCD community directly and support services will be available to students, families, and staff who may need them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Providence Country Day is a private school located in East Providence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--ff171afd-cca9-4282-86c9-00e20de572df\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-ff171afd\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T15:55:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              Updated 3:55 PM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Coventry schools superintendent says students are &#8220;accounted for and are safe&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\" wp_automatic_readability=\"43\">\n<p>In an email to the Coventry Public Schools community, Superintendent Don Cowart said all of their students &#8220;have been accounted for and are safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Coventry boys&#8217; hockey team was playing at the rink at the time of the shooting, Cowart said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An officer from the Coventry Police Department is on scene and remains with our students,&#8221; Cowart said. &#8220;Staff are also with the team, and we are continuing to monitor the situation while reunification plans are coordinated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--a7b229d4-209b-4f9c-9812-b7855cfac164\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-a7b229d4\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T15:54:00-0500\"><br \/>\n              Updated 3:54 PM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Rhode Island Gov. 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