Trooper Accused Of Killing 2 People Found Dead In Piscataway Park: Report

PISCATAWAY, NJ — The body of New Jersey State Trooper Ricardo Santos — the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend Saturday — was found in Johnson Park in Piscataway Saturday evening.

Santos drove to Johnson Park sometime after police say he fatally shot Lauren Semanchik, 33, of Pittstown, and Tyler Webb, 29, of Forked River. Santos is accused of fatally shooting the couple at 12:22 p.m. Saturday inside Semanchik's home, located on Upper Kingtown Road in Pittstown, said the Hunterdon County Prosecutor.

Some time after that, Santos drove approximately 25 miles to Johnson Park in Piscataway, where he parked and killed himself in his car, the New York Times reported.

Santos' body was found shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday inside a white Mercedes Benz SUV parked in a parking lot off Violet Drive in the park, New Brunswick Today reported. It is unknown who first discovered his body in the car. A reporter took this video that shows many police cars in the park at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, while a youth baseball game is played nearby. A white sheet is draped over the window of a white Mercedes SUV.

Johnson Park is an extremely popular Middlesex County park for families, youth sports and other public activities.

Semanchik's mother, Jennine Semanchik, said Santos had been harassing and stalking her daughter since last year when they broke up, according to NJ Advance Media.

Semanchik worked as a veterinarian at Long Valley Animal Hospital in Morris County. Webb is a volunteer firefighter with Pinewald Pioneer Fire Co. in Forked River/Berkeley Township.

At the time of his death, Santos was a lieutenant with the New Jersey State Police and was a former supervisor on the governor's protection detail.

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