The Suffolk police homicide squad is investigating the Sunday shooting death of a Wyandanch teenager, detectives said.

Eric Meade, 18, was standing in his front yard on South 26th Street at about 1:20 a.m. with a group of people when he was shot in the head, according to a news release.

Relatives took him to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477 or the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. All calls will be kept confidential.

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