USA: A 33yo Woman And Her 29 Boyfriend Were Killed In Her Home In Franklin Township, NY By A New Jersey State Police Sergeant She Briefly Dated. He Stalked Her And Harrassed Her.

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Eyewitness News ABC7NY published August 4, 2025: NJ trooper suspected in murder of veterinarian, volunteer firefighter. Toni Yates reports from Pittstown, New Jersey.

Toni Yates, reporter from ABC7NY interviewed 2 neighbors who called 911 when they heard the screaming at victim's home. They told the reporter a patrol call came up the street and kept driving. Nobody responded to the neighbors 911 call. The reporter said, "According to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, police did not get to the grimm scene until 12:22 the next day August 2nd when they were apparently called by the person who discovered the bodies." WHAAAT? 😳 She goes on to report that the psycho killer NY State Police Sergeant unalived himself sitting in his Mercedes SUV parked in a parking lot at a NJ State Park. (emphasis mine)

CBS New York published August 4, 2025: New Jersey sergeant shot ex-girlfriend in double murder, investigators say. A state police sergeant fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend before killing himself, Hunterdon County prosecutors say. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.

CBS News, New York local

New Jersey police sergeant killed ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend in murder-suicide, prosecutors say

written by Mark Prussin and Christine Sloan

Monday August 4, 2025

A New Jersey State Police sergeant fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend before killing himself, Hunterdon County prosecutors say.

Prosecutors investigating the murder-suicide in Franklin Township said Sergeant Ricardo Santos killed Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb at Semanchik's home in the Pittstown section.

Authorities said Semanchik, 33, and Webb, 29, were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds on Saturday at the home on Upper Kingtown Road.

Santos was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his Mercedes nearly an hour away, investigators said.

Suspect stalked ex-girlfriend since breakup last year, family says Franklin Township police had responded to reports of gunshots and screams in the area on Friday night, but left after being unable to determine where the noises came from.

Semanchik's father discovered his daughter's body and Webb's the next day, the family told CBS News New York.

"She was running away. She was shot in the back," Deanna Semanchik, the victim's sister, said. "She gave so much of her life to other people and she deserved so much better."

The family said Santos was stalking Semanchik since their breakup almost a year ago. The couple dated for about three months, they said.

"She tried to block him many times and he continued to call her from restricted numbers. He showed up at her work, that's where the car was keyed. He put recording devices in her home, water in her gas tank. He harassed her left and right," Semanchik's sister said.

"A lot of agencies failed her. She tried to get restraining orders. Nobody called her back," Jeannine Semanchik, the victim's mother, said.

CBS News New York learned Santos was part of Gov. Phil Murphy's security detail a few years ago.

A spokesperson for Murphy released the statement, "We are shocked and devastated by this horrific tragedy. Due to the law enforcement investigation currently underway, we will refrain from further comment at this time."

"He needs to have accountability"

Semanchik was a veterinarian and Webb was a member of the Pinewald Pioneer Volunteer Fire Company.

"She had the biggest heart," Semanchik's sister said. "She loved animals and she was so good with them."

The Semanchik family said they will continue to seek justice.

"He needs to have accountability. He needs to be taken because he took the cowardly way out by taking his own life," Semanchik's sister said.

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office urged anyone with information about this case to contact them.

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ABC7 News, New York local

NJ trooper suspected of killing veterinarian, volunteer firefighter in apparent murder-suicide

written by Staff

Monday August 4, 2025

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) -- A beloved veterinarian and a volunteer firefighter were found dead in Franklin Township home over the weekend and their suspected killer is a New Jersey State Trooper.

Officers discovered 33-year-old Lauren Semanchik and 29-year-old Tyler Webb shot to death in Semanchik's home on Upper Kingtown Road on Saturday afternoon.

New Jersey State Trooper Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos was later found dead of an apparent suicide in a vehicle in Johnson Park in Piscataway.

Authorities say Semanchik ended her relationship with Santos in September 2024, but she has since accused him of harassing and controlling behavior. Officials say that Semanchik had recently started dating Webb.

Semanchik was a veterinarian at Long Valley Animal Hospital.

"Not only was Lauren a phenomenal veterinarian, she was one of the kindest souls you could ever encounter and a friend to us all," a practice manager at the vet office said.

Webb was remembered in a social media post by the Pinewald Pioneer Fire Company, where he volunteered.

"Tyler served our department with dedication and honor. He held the positions of Chief Engineer, Past Lieutenant, and Past Trustee during his time with the company. His contributions to our company and community will never be forgotten," the department wrote in the post.

Santos once served on Governor Phil Murphy's security detail.

The trooper served in the New Jersey State Police's executive protection unit, which guards the governor. He was most recently assigned to the agency's dignitary protection unit, which guards high-ranking state officials.

"We are shocked and devastated by this horrific tragedy," a spokesperson for Murphy said in a statement. "Due to the law enforcement investigation currently underway, we will refrain from further comment at this time."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office Detective Sergeant David Petelle or Detective Quayshaun Brooks at (908)788-1129. Information may also be provided through the Hunterdon County Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-321-0010. All anonymous reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

If you are experiencing suicidal, substance use or other mental health crises please call or text the new three-digit code at 988. You will reach a trained crisis counselor for free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also go to 988lifeline.org.