Police respond to reports of multiple people hurt in a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink

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Updated: February 16, 2026 at 4:16PM EST

Published: February 16, 2026 at 4:14PM EST

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)

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — 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.

The Associated Press