It’s being reported by WJAR that the man who shot his family at a hockey game in Rhode Island earlier today was the father and that he “may have been dressed in women’s clothing.”
At the current time, 3 victims are still in critical condition in the hospital.
Here’s the report:
Police Chief Tina Goncalves said it appears a family dispute led to the violence. She said police were still gathering information from witnesses.
“It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” Goncalves said. “We cannot release the names of the victims because obviously, we want to speak to the family, make sure the family is well aware of what happened before we release that information publicly.”
NBC 10’s Dan Jaehnig reported, citing a law enforcement source, that the suspect was a father, who may have been dressed in women’s clothing, and that he intentionally targeted family members who were at the hockey game.
Goncalves said police were not involved in the suspect’s death.
“It appears from a self-inflicted gun wound, but we are going to investigate that fully,” Goncalves said. “The police were not involved in that.”
Unreal. It sounds like another case of a transgender shooter. Don’t want to jump to conclusions, but that’s what it sounds like.
Below is video of the shooting. In it you can see someone dressed like a woman doing the shooting when someone else jumps on him to stop him:
UPDATE: Here’s video of a daughter saying the father has serious mental health issues: