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malaise

(294,528 posts) Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:44 PM 11 hrs ago

Breaking - mass shooting at high school hockey competition [View all]

In Rhode Island. Several injured - shooter ‘Down’
Details to come
Coverage in CNN now

https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/police-presence-dennis-m-lynch-arena-andrew-d-ferland-way-pawtucket-rhode-island-february-16-2026

Pawtucket mayor's office said Monday that a young girl was killed and four people were injured in a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena ice rink during a high school hockey game between two co-op teams.

The mayor's office said the shooter was dead and that police were not looking for anyone else.

The teams that were playing were Coventry-Johnston co-op and St. Raphael-Providence Country Day-North Providence-North Smithfield co-op.

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Breaking - mass shooting at high school hockey competition [View all] malaise 11 hrs ago OP

Oh no. mzmolly 11 hrs ago #1

Gosh, it's about time for one of these. It's been more than a week if you don't count Canada. Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #2

Terrible. senseandsensibility 11 hrs ago #3

Looks like two dead malaise 11 hrs ago #6

I thought you said: Shooting at a Hockey competition. chouchou 11 hrs ago #4

I did malaise 11 hrs ago #5

She did say that obamanut2012 10 hrs ago #13

Post removed Post removed 11 hrs ago #7

In this country we call that Monday. Vinca 11 hrs ago #8

Jfc SuzyandPuffpuff 10 hrs ago #9

You forgot malaise 10 hrs ago #10

Yes! BeneteauBum 8 hrs ago #27

Coverage by The Guardian Beringia 10 hrs ago #11

Thanks malaise 10 hrs ago #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby 8 hrs ago #25

Another trans shooter Chuuku Davis 1 hr ago #38

I guess I haven't been thinking and praying hard enough. Bluetus 9 hrs ago #14

I'm old enough to remember when school shootings were above the fold news. aeromanKC 9 hrs ago #15

Old enough to remember we had ZERO. Columbine which was the first and a unique tragedy. Now it is the norm. Thanks NRA Evolve Dammit 9 hrs ago #17

Yep. WHEN do we finally get over the so-called love affair with guns? calimary 8 hrs ago #20

sad and strange BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago #16

Hooray for guns! PoindexterOglethorpe 9 hrs ago #18

I would, too. calimary 8 hrs ago #21

What THE FUCK is WRONG with people ??!!!! Exp 9 hrs ago #19

Trump derangement syndrome BeneteauBum 8 hrs ago #28

More from W--Providence--Rhode Island (WPRI) news Beringia 8 hrs ago #22

WTaF UpInArms 8 hrs ago #29

Robert (Roberta) Dorman was identified as the shooter Mosby 4 hrs ago #32

Thank you for the updated information UpInArms 3 hrs ago #35

Violence at a hockey game? Shocking! johnp3907 8 hrs ago #23

Lord have mercy. MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #24

It will end when we take back the billionaire owned media. Initech 8 hrs ago #26

'Merika. James48 6 hrs ago #30

This is tragic. yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #31

The second one in a few weeks(Canada) where the shooter was clearly identified as mentally ill Melon 2 hrs ago #36

She Chuuku Davis 2 hrs ago #37

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