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Lauren Semanchik had reported concerns about her ex-boyfriend, NJ State Police Lt. Ricardo Santos, to police, but no action was taken.

Police failed to respond to 911 calls reporting gunshots and screams at Semanchik's residence on the night of the murders.

Santos was later found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The lawsuit aims to hold police accountable and seek reforms to prevent similar tragedies.

ROSELAND – Lauren Semanchik ran into the "blue wall of silence" when she went to police with complaints about her former boyfriend, Ricardo Santos, a New Jersey State Police lieutenant.

Now her family and the family of her boyfriend, Tyler Webb, want the Franklin (Hunterdon) Police Department and the State Police held accountable for the chain of events that l

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