Three other people were in critical condition, the Pawtucket police chief said in an update on the situation at Dennis M. Lynch Arena.
Three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting during a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday, police said.
Three people were also hurt, and in critical condition, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said.
Few details were immediately available as police began their investigation, Goncalves said: “It seems like this was a targeted event and it may have been a family dispute, but we are still investigating and it is very early hours.”
She couldn’t speak to the relationship between the people involved in the shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena, which was reported just before 2:30 p.m.
The mayor’s office had told one of the people who died was a girl, but Goncalves said she didn’t believe anyone was underage. She noted that the investigation was still underway.
A huge police presence was seen outside the arena — its entrance was taped off — in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
Gov. Dan McKee said he was monitoring what happened at the arena.
“I just spoke with Mayor Grebien as well as the Rhode Island State Police who are working with local law enforcement,” he said in a statement, adding, “I am praying for Pawtucket and everyone involved.”
The mayor of nearby East Providence, Bob DaSilva, wrote on social media, “Our thoughts are with our neighboring community of Pawtucket as they deal with a horrendous mass shooting incident, where one girl has been confirmed killed and four others injured. The shooter apparently also took his life.”
Law enforcement and Pawtucket officials have not confirmed how the shooter died.
Credits: NBC10 Boston or NBC News.