SAD: NJ Police Officer Snaps and Kills His Ex-Wife in Front of Their Child

Sad sad story -- police have a very difficult job, and sometimes they just snap from the stress of it all.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the officer, and I hope that he can get the help that he needs to move on with his life ...



[link to www.nj.com]

June 16, 2015 at 4:31 PM, updated June 16, 2015 at 7:48 PM

ASBURY PARK — Fueled by a child custody dispute, a recently divorced Neptune Township police officer shot and killed his former wife in broad daylight on Tuesday in front of their daughter on an Asbury Park street, authorities said.

Phillip Seidle, 51, a 22-year veteran with the Neptune Township Police Department, was charged with murder in the shooting death of his ex-wife Tammara Seidle on Sewall Avenue, said First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Marc LeMieux

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After looking at the object, he raised his arms over his head and walked out into the street to surrender, the witness said. The witness said police officers surrounded Seidle, who was "balling his eyes out." While taking him into custody, some of the officers hugged him and patted him comfortingly on the back, the witness said.

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