Rhode Island
Trans Rhode Island gunman had permit to carry gun — and used a high-powered pistol in hockey rink massacre
Trans killer Robert Dorgan had a permit to carry a firearm, and used a high-powered handgun to murder his son and ex-wife at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island on Monday.
The 56-year-old dad of six, who also went by Roberta, obtained a concealed carry permit in Florida, but it did not cover Rhode Island, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said during a news conference this week.
Dorgan used a Glock 29 10mm purchased in Jacksonville in September 2021 and a .357 Sig-caliber Sig Sauer P226 bought in July 2019 in West Warwick, R.I., to slaughter ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan, 52, and their son, Aidan, 23, at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
The 10mm round — made mainstream in the show “Miami Vice” — is nearly twice as powerful as the 9mm carried by many police departments and the the US military.
It is considered big enough for hunters to use on bears or deer.
The trans gunman also critically wounded Rhonda’s parents, Gerald and Linda Dorgan, as well as family friend Thomas Geruso, before taking his own life.
State law “requires a Rhode Island state permit to carry, with one exception,” attorney general’s office spokesman Tim Rondeau said when asked whether Dorgan’s Florida permit would have been valid in Rhode Island, the Providence Journal reported.
“That exception is if the person carrying or transporting the firearm is merely passing through the state on the way to somewhere else,” Rhondeau said.
“An out of state permit is not valid in Rhode Island,” Glenn Valentine, vice president of the Rhode Island Firearms Owners League, told the Providence Journal.
Dorgan was living in Jacksonville several years ago, but Florida removed its permitting requirement in July 2023, although permits issued prior to that “were valid for seven years,” Valentine added.
“Most folks outside of Rhode Island don’t pursue a permit [here] given that the process is beyond what [most of] the rest of the country requires,” he said.
Dorgan would have had to apply for a license in his town of residence or with the attorney general’s office, Rondeau said.
It isn’t clear if he ever did so.
The minority Republicans in Rhode Island have introduced bills that would grant concealed-carry privileges to gun owners from other states that provide reciprocal privileges to gun owners in the state – subject to action by the attorney general.
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Two separate bills were introduced in the state’s Senate and House, sponsored by Republicans, but neither made it out of a legislative committee last year.
A Senate version was reintroduced this year.
Authorities are still building a picture of Dorgan, who became the fourth high-profile transgender mass shooter in North America in recent years.
Earlier this month, Canadian Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, who identified as trans, murdered his mother and stepbrother before killing six others at his former school in British Columbia.
Dorgan had undergone male-to-female gender reassignment in recent years, after a troubled life that saw him booted out of the Marine Corps after less than three months in 1988.
He was charged with simple assault and battery in 1989, but the case was dismissed.
Rhonda claimed that Rhonda’s father had ordered him to leave the house after he underwent surgery in 2020, according to a police report.
But his Nazi tattoos and description of his politics as “to the right of Hitler,” on X, suggest a deeply troubled individual who spiraled in recent years.
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 5, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Numbers numbers from March 5 drawing
Midday: 8-6-6-2
Evening: 8-1-9-8
Check Numbers payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Wild Money numbers from March 5 drawing
03-08-09-14-30, Extra: 31
Check Wild Money payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 5 drawing
17-20-23-30-33, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor. You can send feedback using this form.
(WJAR) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha endorsed Democrat Helena Foulkes in her bid for Rhode Island Governor on Thursday.
Neronha spoke at a campaign event with Foulkes.
The term-limited Attorney General says he hadn’t been comfortable endorsing people because of his position.
Neronha said he had gotten to know Foulkes after she reached out to him about health care, an issue Neronha has been vocal about.
“I found Helena to be a great listener, a great thought partner, a person of integrity and character, and that is foremost why I’m endorsing her today,” he said.
“What Rhode Island needs today and into the future is strong capable leadership,” he said. “This is not a state that can afford to keep muddling around in the four, eight, ten, fifteen years.”
He said Foulkes could offer bold leadership.
Neronha has publicly admitted to having a strained relationship with Gov. Dan McKee.
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The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 4, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from March 4 drawing
07-14-42-47-56, Powerball: 06, Power Play: 4
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Numbers numbers from March 4 drawing
Midday: 2-7-4-4
Evening: 7-6-0-2
Check Numbers payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Wild Money numbers from March 4 drawing
08-11-12-18-24, Extra: 15
Check Wild Money payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 4 drawing
12-13-36-39-58, Bonus: 03
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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