Cops send strong message about husband of NY cancer doc who shot baby in murder-suicide

The husband of a New York City oncologist who fatally shot her 4-month-old daughter before turning the gun on herself was absolutely not involved in the horrible tragedy despite rumors swirling on social media, a New York State Trooper insisted on Tuesday.

Steven Nevel, a public information officer, laid to rest any online rumors that heartbroken husband and father Tim Talty had any involvement in the deaths of his 40-year-old wife Dr. Krystal Cascetta and their baby.

“The trolls on social media are dragging the husband through the mud,” Nevel told Today.com. “But I can tell you 100% unequivocally, without a doubt, that he did not do this.” 

The officer reiterated that Talty — a 37-year-old entrepreneur who owns a protein bar company named after himself — was not at the couple’s $1 million home in Somers at the time of the shootings on Saturday.

Nevel suggested that speculation over the husband’s supposed involvement came after police received a call from an unidentified person about the shooting.

“It’s really easy for people to come up with conspiracy theories,” Nevel said, chastising those who were spreading the theories.

The officer added that Talty and Cascetta’s parents, who were in the home at the time of the shootings, have remained “beyond cooperative,” with police.

Nevel added that there were no new updates on the case and declined to comment on whether postpartum depression played a role in the murder-suicide.

The officer’s comments came as neighbors of the family told The Post that first responders were spotted going to Talty and Cascetta’s home multiple times over the summer.

Bob Stuart, 71, said he saw police and ambulances pull up to the house at least twice, but it remains unclear for what reason.

Cascetta, a graduate of Albany Medical College, was a hematology-oncology specialist at Mount Sinai and had completed her residency at Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, according to her now-removed biography on Mount Sinai’s website.

Her specialization in breast-cancer research was fueled by the death of her mother’s best friend from the illness when Cascetta was in middle school, Talty wrote on his company’s website.

Mount Sinai Health System said in a statement following the shooting: “The Mount Sinai community is greatly saddened by the tragic loss of a Mount Sinai Health System doctor and her child. We extend our deepest sympathies to Dr. Cascetta’s family, friends, colleagues, and patients.”