A wellness check leads to a gruesome discovery: West Greenwich, R.I., family killed in triple-murder suicide
Police say Nicholas D. Arruda, 39, shot and killed his pregnant wife, Danielle, 39, and their two young children. “My brother committed the most cowardly despicable act one could perpetrate,” Arruda’s brother said.
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WEST GREENWICH − A 39-year-old West Greenwich man last week shot and killed his pregnant wife and his two children and then died by suicide, police said Wednesday morning. Nicholas Arruda shot and killed 39-year-old Danielle Arruda, their 5-year-old daughter and their 2-year-old son, according to West Greenwich Police Chief Richard N. Ramsay.
Police say West Greenwich family was killed in murder-suicide
A West Greenwich family was killed as a result of a murder-suicide, the West Greenwich Police Department said on Wednesday.
Six things to know about the triple-murder suicide in West Greenwich, R.I.
A man shot and killed his pregnant wife and their two children before he killed himself, according to authorities.
Police: West Greenwich man killed pregnant wife and two children in murder/suicide
According to West Greenwich police, Nicholas Arruda, 39, shot and killed Danielle Arruda, 39, Adele Arruda, 5, and Felix Arruda, 2, before turning the gun on himself. Danielle Arruda was seven months pregnant at the time of her death.
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West Greenwich police announced they will be providing an update Wednesday morning after four people were found dead inside a home last week.
‘Horrific act’: Police identify 4 Rhode Island family members killed in triple murder-suicide
Four family members who were found dead in a Rhode Island home last week were the victims of a triple murder-suicide, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.
Ahead on 12 News: Police ID victims in West Greenwich murder-suicide
Police continue to investigate after a family was found dead in their West Greenwich home last week. More details on 12 News at 4.
West Greenwich police to give update on deaths of four residents
Detectives went into and out of the house for hours, and officials eventually said that four people were found dead inside. The police chief says that this is one of the worst scenes he’s ever witnessed. “This is probably one of the worst scenes that I’ve had to deal with in this community,” said West Greenwich Police Chief Richard Ramsay.
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