Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Homework - ACS Worker Shot in the Bronx

Click HERE to watch the video. Read the story. Answer the questions.

The Bronx (12/7/09) - Police in the Bronx are continuing their investigation after an ACS worker was shot and killed Monday morning outside her apartment building while taking her children to school.

Investigators say Lakisha Scriven, 30, was killed by a single gunshot to the head at close range around 7:30 a.m. in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, as she walked from her apartment to her car.

Her two daughters, ages 8 and 5, were unhurt.

Witnesses say they heard the children screaming and crying following the shooting.

"It's a very sad situation because now I can hear these kids voices in my head," said one witness.

Scriven lived in a building on Furman Avenue off of East 237th street. 

The Administration for Children's Services says Scriven was a child welfare caseworker and that her children have been placed in the care of family members.

Neighbors say police had been called to Scriven's apartment several times because of domestic fights.

The police said they are looking into whether the shooting was because of an affair gone wrong or a love triangle.

Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) What was the name of the case worker that was shot?
4) How old were her two daughters?
5) Who has her children now?
6) Why do the police think she was shot?

Info and video from NY1

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