Suffolk County police are investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl from Central Islip Saturday.

According to police, Ebony Ponce was shot and killed while riding in her boyfriend?s car around 12:45 a.m. Ponce and her boyfriend were stopped at a traffic light at Smith Street and Carleton Avenue in Central Islip when shots were fired. Ponce was struck once in the head and was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she died.

Police are not saying how many shots were fired or where they came from. They hope surveillance cameras near the crime scene will give them some leads. Detectives ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.