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As of Thursday morning, three victims from the tragic shooting were still hospitalized and in critical condition, according to police reports.
In a development related to the deadly incident at a Rhode Island hockey game on Monday, authorities in Maine have confiscated several firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun and an AR-15-style rifle. This information was confirmed by police on Wednesday.
The searches, conducted by Pawtucket police with assistance from the Maine State Police and the FBI, began Tuesday afternoon and continued into early Wednesday. Authorities executed search warrants at the suspect’s apartment and workplace locker in Bath, Maine, as well as a storage unit in Brunswick.
The alleged shooter, identified as Robert Dorgan, who was also known by the name Roberta Esposito, was responsible for the attack that claimed two lives and injured three others at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena. Dorgan was employed at Bath Iron Works at the time of the incident, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.
During the search at the Brunswick storage unit, investigators uncovered a sawed-off shotgun, an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun frame, various ammunition, firearm accessories, and mail addressed to Dorgan, according to police statements.
From the Bath apartment, officers seized an electronic device, ammunition, firearm accessories, and personal identification documents. No items were seized from the work locker, authorities said.
Shortly after the shooting, police identified a white van with Maine license plates as Dorgan’s vehicle. A search of the van led investigators to Dorgan’s home address and the Maine storage unit, police said.
A Florida firearms carry permit was recovered from Dorgan’s body, according to police. Officials said they are not aware of any Rhode Island concealed carry permit connected to Dorgan.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traced two handguns seized at the arena. One, a Glock 29 10mm pistol, was purchased by Dorgan on Sept. 19, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The second, a Sig Sauer P226 chambered in .357, was purchased by Dorgan on July 13, 2019, in West Warwick, Rhode Island, according to police.
All seized firearms and ammunition will be sent to the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory for testing and entered into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, or NIBIN.
The three surviving victims remain hospitalized in critical condition.
Police also recognized several bystanders and first responders for intervening during the attack. Michael Black, Robert Rattenni and Ryan Cordeiro subdued the suspect, police said. Chris Librizzi and Glenn Narodowy, both retired Warwick firefighters and emergency medical technicians, along with nurse Maryann Rattenni, provided first aid at the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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