2Franklin Township, NJ – A New Jersey State Police sergeant first class is believed to have fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend before taking his own life, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities say Dr. Lauren Semanchik, 33, a local veterinarian, and Tyler Webb, 29, a volunteer firefighter from Forked River, were found dead from gunshot wounds outside Semanchik’s Upper Kingtown Road home in Franklin Township on Saturday, August 2.

Investigators identified the suspect as Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos, 37, who was later found dead in a white 2008 Mercedes SUV at Johnson Park in Piscataway from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was recovered inside the vehicle.

Detectives learned Semanchik had ended her relationship with S

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