Scholar transport driver killed after drop-off in Westbury

'We are deeply concerned by this senseless killing, because it involves a person providing an essential service, transporting our children' A scholar transport driver was fatally shot in Westbury on Monday after he had just completed a drop-off.

The family’s reaction The 53-year-old driver’s cousin expressed the family’s deep despair after finding out about the incident.“No driver, parent, learner, or member of our communities should have to live in fear of gun violence, and we call on law-enforcement agencies to work swiftly to identify and apprehend those responsible for killing.”