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Ricardo Santos
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/03/2025
Location : Unknown
City : Franklin Township
County : Hunterdon
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed 2 people, then died by suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On or around August 3, 2025, New Jersey State Trooper Ricardo Santos shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Semanchik, 33, and her new boyfriend, Tyler Webb, 29, inside her Franklin Township home. Santos then drove to Johnson Park in Piscataway and fatally shot himself. Semanchik, a veterinarian, had allegedly tried to get a restraining order due to harassment by Santos, but it was not granted. Santos had previously served on the executive protection detail for Governors Phil Murphy and Chris Christie. The incident is under investigation by Hunterdon County authorities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/state-trooper-who-guarded-governors-kills-ex-girlfriend-and-her-boyfriend-then-himself/
https://6abc.com/post/new-jersey-state-trooper-accused-fatally-shooting-ex-girlfriend-another-man-apparent-murder-suicide-franklin-township/17430416/
https://nypost.com/2025/08/03/news/nj-state-trooper-fatally-shoots-ex-girlfriend-her-boyfriend-then-himself/
