Miriam Carey, Of Stamford, Conn., Shot Dead After Capitol Hill Car Chase
Woman Rammed Into White House Barricade, Killed By Secret
Service
A Connecticut woman driving a black Infiniti with her
1-year-old daughter in the car tried to ram through a White House barricade. Then led police on a chase that ended with her
being shot to death. Officials have
identified the suspect as Miriam Carey, 34, of Stamford. Shortly after the
incident, federal and local police converged on her home at Woodside Green, a
three-story condominium building. Police officers cordoned off the complex and
the surrounding neighborhood. A bomb squad robot was called in as a
precaution.
Carey, a dental hygienist, grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant
section of Brooklyn. Investigators were awaiting a warrant to search Carey’s
Stamford home Thursday night in hopes of finding a motive. There was some
indication Carey had mental health problems. Authorities were expected to
remain at the complex through the night, and residents were not expected to be
allowed to return until at least early Friday morning,
Jennifer Ganino said she was glued to her TV watching the
drama unfold during the day, only to learn when she arrived home that the
suspect was her neighbor. Carey’s friends in Bed-Stuy said they saw her there
earlier this week. Carey’s family gathered at a home in Bed-Stuy. They did not
talk to reporters, but the family’s lawyer did speak. Tourists watched the
shooting unfold on Constitution Avenue outside the Capitol as lawmakers inside
debated how to end a government shutdown. Police quickly locked down the entire
complex for about an hour, and both houses of Congress went into recess.
Police said she drove up to a security checkpoint at the
White House on Thursday afternoon, and there was a heated exchange. Witnesses
said at least 20 police cars chased the Infiniti toward Capitol Hill,
where the car crashed outside the Capitol. Carey was shot by Secret Service,
One Secret Service member and a 23-year
veteran of the Capitol Police were injured.
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