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Pro-Trump riots raise questions on how Capitol Police handled a Black woman in 2013
Do you remember Miriam Carey? The 34-year-old was shot and killed after making a U-turn at a checkpoint on Capitol grounds.
JC Whittington
January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON —
To the surprise of many watching from the safety of their own homes, the rioters were met with less aggressive policing in a stark contrast to the images of military tanks, rubber bullets, and tear gas that were used on Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer.
Those who are familiar with the very thorough way Capitol law enforcement normally police the grounds, recall a particular incident involving a Black woman in 2013.
Her name is Miriam Carey.
Carey, 34, originally from Connecticut, struck a security barrier with her car at 15th and E Streets NW, one block from the White House. Officials don't know if she deliberately rammed the barrier or simply sideswiped it, according to CBS News.
The collision led to a chase, from near the White House to the Capitol, ending with officers opening fire and shooting at her 26 times from behind, including a fatal shot to the back of her head on October 3, 2013. Her 13-month-old baby was in the car but unharmed.
None of the officers involved in her death were charged with a crime.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/...riots/65-7ba91013-d0ee-46f5-b7f9-87afa7273c40
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Do you remember Miriam Carey? The 34-year-old was shot and killed after making a U-turn at a checkpoint on Capitol grounds.
JC Whittington
January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON —
To the surprise of many watching from the safety of their own homes, the rioters were met with less aggressive policing in a stark contrast to the images of military tanks, rubber bullets, and tear gas that were used on Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer.
Those who are familiar with the very thorough way Capitol law enforcement normally police the grounds, recall a particular incident involving a Black woman in 2013.
Her name is Miriam Carey.
Carey, 34, originally from Connecticut, struck a security barrier with her car at 15th and E Streets NW, one block from the White House. Officials don't know if she deliberately rammed the barrier or simply sideswiped it, according to CBS News.
The collision led to a chase, from near the White House to the Capitol, ending with officers opening fire and shooting at her 26 times from behind, including a fatal shot to the back of her head on October 3, 2013. Her 13-month-old baby was in the car but unharmed.
I hear cops in DC are using GREAT restraint in the face of bodily assault. Yet my sister Miriam Carey made a U-Turn 1/4 mile AWAY from the White House was shot 5x in the back of her body including her head as she drove AWAY w/her 13 month baby in the car#Justice4MiriamCarey pic.twitter.com/fFm5sV759J
— Valarie Carey (@ValarieCarey) January 6, 2021
— Valarie Carey (@ValarieCarey) January 6, 2021
In October of 2013, Miriam Carey was executed by police for crashing her car into a barricade *near* the Capitol building. Her car, which had her infant daughter inside, was shot at 29 times. She was hit 5 times. Her daughter thankfully survived.
Carey's family attorney Eric Sanders says on his law firm's website that the autopsy found Carey was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This led most to believe that she was mentally ill, according to the Associated Press.
Carey's family attorney Eric Sanders says on his law firm's website that the autopsy found Carey was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This led most to believe that she was mentally ill, according to the Associated Press.
None of the officers involved in her death were charged with a crime.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/...riots/65-7ba91013-d0ee-46f5-b7f9-87afa7273c40
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Entire House Of Reps Gives Standing Ovation To Cops After Killing Unarmed Mother
Lawyer representing family of Miriam Carey arrested
