Teenager found shot to death behind Lawrence community center, police say
Nassau County police at the scene where the body was found in Lawrence on Tuesday. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A teenager was found shot to death Tuesday morning behind the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, Nassau police said.
Harold B. Sermeno, 17, of Far Rockaway, was discovered shortly after 9 a.m. in a picnic area behind the community center with multiple gunshot wounds, said Nassau police Det. Lt. Richard LeBrun, a department spokesman.
Detectives from the Fourth Precinct responded to the scene, and a police medic declared Sarmeno dead shortly afterward.
"This is an active homicide investigation," LeBrun said.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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