Nassau police are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of a teenager in Freeport on Wednesday night. 
Freeport Police responded to a 911 call for shots fired on the corner of Union Street and Independence Avenue and upon arrival, officers found two men had been shot and were lying in the curb area shortly after 7 p.m.
One victim, an 18-year-old man whose name police did not release, was pronounced dead at Nassau University Medical Center a half hour later, according to Homicide Squad detectives.
The second victim has been admitted to a local hospital and is listed in serious condition.
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