LI teen accused of murdering ex-girlfriend requests psych exam

The Long Island teenager accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in what prosecutors described as an “execution-style murder” requested a psychiatric examination during his court hearing Wednesday.

Austin Lynch, 18, is charged with second-degree murder for killing Emily Finn, also 18, at her Nesconset home before shooting himself in the face in a botched murder-suicide the day before Thanksgiving.

Lynch’s attorney said Wednesday that he would request a mental health evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial, Newsday reported. He appeared in court with bandages on his face from the shooting two weeks ago.

Prosecutors said Lynch’s actions were carefully planned and intentional. At his arraignment last week, authorities described him as possessive and controlling, unable to handle the separation from Finn.

Lynch and Finn began dating when they were 14, but broke up during Finn’s first semester of college, at SUNY Oneonta. Lynch remained on Long Island and planned to attend Marine training camp in February.

After they separated, Lynch continued to contact Finn nonstop, bombarding her with texts and calls to the point that she blocked his number, police said. Unable to deal with the blockage, Lynch allegedly began using his mother’s phone and messaging Finn’s friends.

Despite the disturbing behavior, Finn told her family she wanted to return to Lynch over the Thanksgiving holiday, end things face-to-face and return some of her things.

As Finn left the house, Lynch shot him in the back of the head with a family shotgun, investigators said. He loaded two bullets into the gun and fired the second at himself, but survived, police said.

Lynch was about to turn 18 at the time of the shooting. The judge ruled that he would be held in an adult prison during the case, according to Newsday. He has pleaded not guilty and faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

Lynch is due back in court on January 20.