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October 4, 2013

Woman Shot Dead After Capitol Hill Car Chase 
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Lawmakers debating the budget faced a lockdown at the Capitol Thursday
after a woman with a one-year-old child in her car reportedly attempted
to ram through a White House security barrier, sparking a car chase past
the Capitol, before police shot her dead. The child survived. A Secret
Service officer and at least one police officer were injured. The driver
is believed to be Miriam Carey, a dental hygienist from Stamford,
Connecticut. Carey's mother said she was suffering from post-partum
depression. The Capitol police who responded — and at least one
who was injured — are among the hundreds of thousands of workers
being forced to work without pay under the shutdown.

 

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