The hosts of “Behind the Story” devoted a special episode this week to examining the coverage of the deadly shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.

The shooting killed two people and wounded three others, who remained in critical condition as of Wednesday. The incident quickly drew national attention.

Police identified the shooter as Robert Dorgan, a transgender person who also went by the name Roberta Dorgan. Authorities said Dorgan shot and killed Rhonda Dorgan and Aidan Dorgan during a hockey tournament at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena.

Robert Dorgan later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after bystanders intervened to stop the gunfire.

Kim Kalunian of 12 News was among the first journalists on the scene, where she encountered a chaotic environment filled with first responders, student-athletes and families trying to understand what had happened. It was the second deadly shooting Kalunian had covered in two months. She was also on the scene of the December attack at Brown University.

“I just remember thinking on the drive there, ‘This is the start of vacation week, we’re going to an ice rink, it is undoubtedly going to be packed with families,’” Kalunian said. “Heading to that scene not knowing what we would encounter — it was heavy.”

In the 48 hours after the Pawtucket shooting, coverage quickly expanded into national conversations about transgender rights, gun violence and gun control, public safety and mental health.

Dan McGowan, a columnist for The Boston Globe, wrote in his daily newsletter Tuesday that it is important not to lose sight of the victims as the public narrative shifts after a deadly event.

“I’m trying to say something that’s somewhat humanizing,” McGowan said on the show. “You put yourself in that spot and think about what you might be going through if you were in that kind of situation, so I just tried to put words on paper.”

Later in the show, Kim, Dan and Eli talked about the “stories we wish we wrote,” including:

• Wile E. Coyote on the loose, part of wider trend in Woonsocket by Mara Hagen-Spath, The Valley Breeze

• Cranston, Pawtucket sue to block charter school By Rosegalie Cineus, The Cranston Herald

• A record-breaking night for URI basketball vs. Saint Louis. Here’s why by Bill Koch, The Providence Journal

Watch “Behind the Story” Thursdays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the WPRI 12+ TV app.

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It airs on TV (Sundays at 8 a.m. on FOX Providence and 11 a.m. on The CW Providence), and will be available on demand through the WPRI 12+ app and right here on WPRI.com.

“Behind the Story” is hosted by Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian of 12 News, along with Dan McGowan of the Boston Globe.

Jonny Williams, who covers health-related topics for the Journal, said researchers found troubling patterns in chatbot responses after feeding them scripts over several months and prompting the technology to act as mental health counselors.

“Even after putting iterations of different prompts into the AI chatbot, the chatbot was still violating ethical guidelines for counseling,” Williams said. “It was doing things like gaslighting, false empathy and giving advice that didn’t line up with guidelines.”

Williams said the research was prompted by recent headlines showing more people are turning to AI chatbots for mental health counseling. He said the trend comes at a time of high demand for therapists and limited resources.

Despite the concerning trends highlighted in the research, Williams said, “it’s not surprising that people will turn to ChatGPT.”

“You can essentially have a free therapy session whenever you want,” he added.

Williams also discussed a recent story examining proposed legislation aimed at capping administrative and glucose-monitoring costs that help drive up the price of insulin. He said the economic impact of insulin costs totals $1.5 billion annually in Rhode Island, according to the American Diabetes Association.

“It’s glucose-monitoring strips and the administration of insulin that research has shown can be just as expensive, if not more expensive, than insulin itself,” he said. “So it ends up adding up for families who have to monitor their blood sugar levels.”

Later in the show, Dan and Eli talked about the “stories we wish we wrote,” including:

• Meet the Cranston man who was barber to the mob by Pamela Watts, Ocean State Media
• Legal fight foreshadowed Plant City’s closure by Alexandra Leslie and Eli Sherman, 12 News

• Lizzie Borden House says coffee shop owner owes $160K for defamation by Dan Medeiros, The Fall River Herald News
• Dreier youngest to win district spelling bee in North Providence by Luzjennifer Martinez, The Valley Breeze

Watch “Behind the Story” Thursdays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the WPRI 12+ TV app.

• How to download the free WPRI 12+ smart TV app

It airs on TV (Sundays at 8 a.m. on FOX Providence and 11 a.m. on The CW Providence), and will be available on demand through the WPRI 12+ app and right here on WPRI.com.

“Behind the Story” is hosted by Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian of 12 News, along with Dan McGowan of the Boston Globe.

Bill Haberman, a morning host and news aficionado, is a familiar voice in the state. He hosts an early-morning show and delivers news at the top and bottom of the hour each weekday on WPRO.

He spoke about the station’s longtime brand, “Operation Snowball,” and how relaying school closures and cancellations has changed as real-time information has become more accessible.

“It used to be a real undertaking because literally all the staff — the sales staff, the promotion staff, the administrators — would have to come in and answer phones,” Haberman said. “And if you got a surprise snow, nobody was there to answer the phones, so it was a real disaster.”

Haberman is also the public announcer for Brown University athletics. He said he learned about the deadly December attack through an alert system he receives from the school and recalled thinking, “I hope this is a mistake.”

“How many times have you seen people in any of these scenarios say, ‘I can’t imagine it happening here,’ and then you’re saying the same thing?” he said. “It’s terrible.”

Haberman has witnessed the transformation of radio over the past two decades and said that while the medium has contracted alongside other platforms, it remains uniquely effective in Rhode Island.

“It’s relentlessly Rhode Island,” he said of talk radio, which airs local programming throughout the day on WPRO. “It’s steeped in Rhode Island. It’s the world through a Rhode Island lens.”

Later in the show, Kim and Eli talked about the “stories we wish we wrote,” including (not all mentioned on air):

• New Bedford man found not guilty of 2001 beating death of half-sister by Frank Mulligan and Dan Medeiros, The New Bedford Standard-Times
• Belton Court development plan is an ‘engineering marvel’ in density by Josh Bickford, EastBayRI

• Interest in betting sky-high with Patriots back in big game by Gina Ricciardi, The Valley Breeze
• Sewer rate, fee hikes coming for upgrades by Ryan Blessing, The Westerly Sun

Watch “Behind the Story” Thursdays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the WPRI 12+ TV app.

• How to download the free WPRI 12+ smart TV app

It airs on TV (Sundays at 8 a.m. on FOX Providence and 11 a.m. on The CW Providence), and will be available on demand through the WPRI 12+ app and right here on WPRI.com.

“Behind the Story” is hosted by Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian of 12 News, along with Dan McGowan of the Boston Globe.