Adel Arruda, age 5

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Lost to gun violence on January 3, 2025 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.

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Jan 8: The Providence Journal: 'We may never know why': Police release more details in West Greenwich murder

News sources:

Boston 25 News: ‘Horrific act’: Police identify 4 Rhode Island family members killed in triple murder-suicide
Jan 8: BostonGlobe.com: A wellness check leads to a gruesome discovery: West Greenwich, R.I., family killed in triple-murder suicide - The Boston Globe
Jan 9: Boston.com: Rhode Island man killed pregnant wife, 2 children, then himself, say authorities
gofundme.com: Donate to Danielle Lynn Arruda and Children Memorial, organized by Mikayla Ruffner-Cihat
Jan 10: The Providence Journal: A cousin remembers slain West Greenwich woman as 'the light in the room'
Boston 25 News: ‘We grieve deeply’: Agency decries killings of pregnant Rhode Island mom, children in murder-suicide
gofundme.com: Donate to Danielle Lynn Arruda and Children Memorial, organized by Mikayla Ruffner-Cihat
ABC6: Police: West Greenwich man killed pregnant wife and two children in murder/suicide | ABC6
WJAR: Four people found dead in West Greenwich home
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