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Police respond to reports of a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink

Feb 16, 2026, 1:00 PM | Updated: 2:28 pm

Police congregate near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, R.I., after a shooting occurred at the ice rin...

Police congregate near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, R.I., after a shooting occurred at the ice rink, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Police are responding to reports of multiple people hurt in a shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink where a youth hockey game was scheduled.

Little detail was immediately available about the shooting Monday afternoon at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, a few miles outside Providence.

Messages seeking comment were left for Pawtucket police and a spokesperson for the city’s mayor. An email message left for a spokesperson with a local hospital also was not immediately returned.

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