Overview
- Austin Lynch, 18, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder at a Suffolk County arraignment on Dec. 4.
- Prosecutors say he shot Emily Finn, 18, at his home on Nov. 26 before turning the shotgun on himself and surviving.
- The medical examiner found a close-contact gunshot to the base of Finn’s skull caused her death.
- Investigators say Finn went to return his belongings after a breakup; his father called 911 at 11:11 a.m., and the parents moved the shotgun before police arrived.
- Lynch turned 18 the following day and is due back in court on Dec. 8 under adolescent-offender proceedings.