Death of Cape May County couple ruled a murder-suicide
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Investigators believe Rick Ryan, 45, shot his wife, Kristin Ryan, 39, before shooting himself in their Villas residence, according to an announcement from the county prosecutor’s office.
Lower Township Police went to their Cardinal Avenue home Monday morning to “check the well being of the occupants,” the office previously announced, and found the bodies.
An investigation into the deaths is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135 or the Lower Township Police Department at 609-886-1619. Anonymous tips may be sent to the Cape May County Sheriff’s Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net or through Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-889-3597.