A state police lieutenant found dead in his Mercedes is believed to have shot himself after being accused of killing his ex and her new boyfriend, according to investigators in New Jersey.

Prosecutors said Ricardo Jorge Santos followed Lauren Semanchik home from work and then fatally shot her and Tyler Webb.

NJ State Police Sergeant Ricardo Jorge Santos killed his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend before taking his own life, investigators said.

A New Jersey state policeman, who had previously been tasked with protecting the governor, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

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

Police are investigating a double murder in Hunterdon County and the suicide of a state trooper in Middlesex County on Aug. 2

Lauren Semanchik and 29-year-old Tyler Webb were found dead in Semanchik's Franklin Township home over the weekend and their suspected killer is New Jersey State Trooper Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jo

Authorities say the victim ended her relationship with the trooper in 2024, but she has since accused him of harassing and controlling behavior.

Prosecutors in New Jersey say a state trooper killed his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, a volunteer firefighter, before taking his own life. Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos, who once served on Gov.