Crime & Safety
GoFundMe For Youngest Kids Of Pawtucket Ice Rink Killer Raises More Than $200K In 1 Day
Their mother and brother were slain by their father during a high school hockey game Monday.
PAWTUCKET, RI — A GoFundMe for the two youngest children of the Pawtucket ice rink killer has raised more than $200,000.
The organizer of the GoFundMe, Amanda Wallace-Hubbard, another daughter of Dennis M. Lynch Hockey Arena shooter Robert Dorgan, is raising money for her "siblings, Ava and Colin Dorgan."
Robert Dorgan, 56, who also went by the name Roberta Esposito, killed his ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan during a high school hockey game at the arena, according to reports, and also wounded Rhonda Dorgan's parents and a family friend.
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"Our family has been forever changed by the tragic events at Lynch Arena, where we lost our beloved brother Aidan and their mother Rhonda, who was also my stepmother," Wallace Hubbard says on the GoFundMe. "In addition to this unimaginable loss, their grandparents are currently in critical condition, fighting for their lives."
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After opening fire on his family, Robert Dorgan took his own life.
A man who tackled Dorgan during the mass shooting said he told his wife to run before he 'went for the gun,'" according to WCVB.
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"I just grabbed, went for the gun and I got my hand caught," the good Samaritan, Michael Black, told WCVB.
"Black said his left hand was stuck in the chamber of the weapon, preventing it from being fired again," WCVB reported. "Meanwhile, he said other bystanders jumped in to help restrain the shooter."
Surviving son Colin is 17-year-old high school senior and Ava is a nursing student, according to the GoFundMe.
"Despite the pain, Ava and Colin are determined to continue their education and build a life that honors the memory of our loved ones," the GoFundMe said. "However, the road ahead is filled with uncertainty and financial challenges."
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Colin was playing in the game at the time of the shooting, according to WGME.
"We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support from friends, family, and especially the hockey community," Wallace-Hubbard said on the GoFundMe.
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The support of the hockey community was evident in the hockey sticks left on doorsteps as part of "Sticks Out For Rhode Island" gesture a WPRI story said.
"'Sticks out' in hockey is a tradition where players, fans and communities put hockey sticks outside their front doors to show respect and support after a tragedy," per WPRI.
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