By Associated Press - Saturday, May 24, 2014

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Police are investigating the shooting death of a teenage boy on New York’s Long Island.

Nassau County police say 16-year-old Robert Brown died at a hospital early Saturday hours after he was found wounded in front of a home on Bennett Avenue in Hempstead.

Police say the shooting happened just before midnight Friday.



The investigation is ongoing.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. They say all callers will remain anonymous.

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