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Suffolk Police: Nesconset Teen Kills Ex-Girlfriend, Then Shoots Himself

The hospitalized 17-year-old faces a second-degree murder charge pending arraignment.

Overview

  • Police identified the victim as Emily Finn, 18, of West Sayville, who was pronounced dead at the Nesconset home.
  • Investigators say the teen fired a single round from a legally owned shotgun before shooting himself and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical but stable condition.
  • Detectives have not yet determined who owns the shotgun and continue processing the scene and interviewing witnesses.
  • Finn had returned from college to the house to hand back belongings after a breakup a couple of weeks earlier, according to police.
  • The boy’s parents were home in the backyard at the time, and his father called 911; police report no prior domestic history or previous 911 calls involving the pair.