Shooter who opened fire during hockey game in US identified as transgender

A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night in critical condition, the Associated Press writes.

The police identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, who she said also went by the name Roberta Esposito and was born in 1969.

“It appears that this was a targeted event,” the local police chief said.

It is reported that the shooter was at the stadium to watch a family member’s hockey game.

The police chief did not provide further details about the shooter or the victims, except for saying it appeared that both victims who died were adults.