Pawtucket Mass Shooter: “AR-15 Style Rifle, Sawed-Off Shotgun” Found at Storage Unit, Say Police

Pawtucket Mass Shooter: “AR-15 Style Rifle, Sawed-Off Shotgun” Found at Storage Unit, Say Police

Pawtucket Police, Maine State Police, and the FBI executed search warrants at the suspect, Robert Dorgan’s apartment and work locker in Bath, Maine, as well as the suspect’s storage unit in Brunswick, Maine.

Dorgan was the mass shooter at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Monday. 

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Police seized an electronic device, various ammunition, firearm accessories, and personal identification documents from the apartment. 

Police seized a sawed-off shotgun, an AR-15 style rifle, a handgun frame, various ammunition, firearm accessories, and mail addressed to the suspect from the storage unit. 

No items were seized from the work locker.

Shortly after the shooting, police identified a white van with a Maine license plate as the suspect’s vehicle. Police searched the van and seized multiple items, which led us to identify the suspect’s home address and the address of a storage unit in Maine. A Florida firearms carry permit was also recovered from the suspect’s body. At this time, we are not aware of any Rhode Island concealed carry permit.

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) conducted a trace on the two handguns seized at Lynch Arena. The first firearm was a Glock 29 (10MM), purchased by Robert Dorgan on 09/19/2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. The second firearm was a Sig Sauer P226 (.357), purchased by Robert Dorgan on 07/13/2019 in West Warwick, Rhode Island. 

The seized firearms and ammunition will be sent to the Rhode Island Crime Laboratory for testing and for input into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) system. 

At this time, all three surviving victims remain hospitalized in critical condition.

 

Courageous Citizens

The Pawtucket Police Department said it "would also like to acknowledge the courageous citizens who intervened during the attack. Their actions undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured. They exemplified model citizen behavior and true bravery in the face of danger."

These individuals include Michael Black, Robert Rattenni, and Ryan Cordeiro, who bravely subdued the suspect. Chris Librizzi and Glenn Narodowy, both retired Warwick, RI, firefighters and EMTs, and Nurse Maryann Rattenni rendered critical first aid in the immediate aftermath.