New Jersey county prosecutors are taking over the Franklin Township Police Department amid the investigation of a state police sergeant accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend and then killing himself last week.

In the heart of Hunterdon County, a void sits in the hearts of many. “Everybody’s devastated,” said Gary Walia, owner of The Pittstown Inn. “Just not the family, but everybody in town.” Walia says Lauren Semanchik used to frequent his restaurant.