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Sep 28, 2016

Cops: Teen found dead in Brentwood was killed; 2nd body found

Stefanny Fernandez, a close friend. “She had a bright future — everything going for her,” said Fernandez, 24, of Central Islip. “With a heavy heart,” Brentwood schools Superintendent Levi McIntyre sent a letter to parents Wednesday informing them of the grim news. McIntyre urged parents to be aware of their children’s whereabouts at all times and said school counselors would be available “to provide emotional support to students and staff.” Outside the home of Kayla’s family, more than a dozen friends and neighbors gathered Wednesday night, some hugging, others crying. The girl’s older sister was taken away in an ambulance, apparently overcome with grief. “Everybody’s mourning,” one youth said. Kayla’s parents were too distraught to talk, friends said. Suffolk County Legis. Monica Martinez, who represents Brentwood, said she knew both girls when they were at East Middle School, where she had been an administrator. “They were good girls, always together, rambunctious,” Martinez said at the crime scene. “There are no words for how I feel in my heart. We have to come together as a community,” she said. A group of the girls’ friends gathered at one corner and said they learned of Nisa’s death when school officials announced it over the loudspeaker and asked students to bow their heads for a moment of silence. Later they learned through social media that another girl’s body had been found. One of Nisa’s 11th-grade friends said the teenager called her about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to ask her what she was doing. Nisa and friends had planned to go out to a restaurant Saturday to celebrate her Sweet 16, the friend said. With Bart Jones ... (Newsday)