Overview
- Hundreds packed Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ, many in pink, before a procession delivered her gold casket by horse-drawn carriage to Chelten Hills Cemetery.
- Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said the city will create an internship in Scott’s honor to help young women from high school through age 22 gain experience in local government.
- Keon King, 21, is in custody without bail on murder and related charges, with a court hearing scheduled Monday, authorities said.
- Police say Scott was kidnapped Oct. 4 outside her Chestnut Hill workplace and found Oct. 18 in a shallow grave behind the closed Ada H. H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown.
- Investigators contend she was shot shortly after entering a car linked to King and that others helped bury her; they are seeking additional suspects and say any prior relationship between Scott and King remains unclear.