Emily Finn was an accomplished ballerina who had dreams of becoming a teacher after her recent graduation from Sayville High School, her former dance instructor recalled Friday. But that was before she was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend following a recent breakup, authorities said.

Finn, 18, was killed Wednesday while visiting her ex-boyfriend at his home in Nesconset, before he attempted to kill himself but survived, police said.

She had danced for more than four years at the American Ballet Studio in Bayport, where she studied traditional ballet and was featured in several performances of "The Nutcracker" before leaving in August for classes at SUNY Oneonta, said the studio’s artistic director, Kathy Kairns-Scholz.

"She had everything in front of her. She would have been the best te

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