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Police responded to a 911 call reporting a fire in the backyard of a residence in Shirley located at 27 Mastic Blvd. West at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26.
Upon arriving on the scene, officers found a body burning on the property, Suffolk County Police said. The fire was extinguished.
An autopsy will be conducted by the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death and identify the victim, who is believed to be a male.
A resident of the home, Peter Pendzinski, 20, of Shirley, has been charged with second-degree murder.
He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.
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