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.

A man shot and killed his pregnant wife and their two children before he killed himself, according to authorities.

Police continue to investigate after a family was found dead in their West Greenwich home last week. President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom and pledged full federal support as fires burned through Los Angeles County.

West Greenwich police announced they will be providing an update Wednesday morning after four people were found dead inside a home last week.

Police in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, have been investigating the deaths of four people in a home on Cheyenne Trail

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Ramsay has not named any of the people who were in the home. Through the weekend and into Monday, Ramsay had anticipated that he would be able to provide further information on the situation, possibly as soon as Monday or Tuesday,

A West Greenwich family was killed as a result of a murder-suicide, the West Greenwich Police Department said on Wednesday.