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'She thought she was Prophet of Stamford and

Obama was stalking her': Dental hygienist shot

dead after ramming her car into the White House

'had been taking medication for schizophrenia'

Capitol Hill was placed in lockdown on Thursday after gunshots fi red in downtown DC

on Thursday

Her one-year-old daughter was in the car when her mother was shot and ki lled by poli ce

officers

34-year-old has a histor y of mental i llness

One of Carey's five sisters is an NYPD cop

Mother said she suffered from postpartum depression after birth of daughter Erica

Miriam Carey had been sued by her Connecticut condominium association for failure to

pay fees

By Louise Boyle, Rachel Quigley, James Nye and Michael Zennie

PUBLISHED: 18:38 GMT, 3 October 2013 | UPDATED: 23:53 GMT, 4 October 2013

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The mother gunned down yesterday after ramming a White House barrier because she thought President Obamawas stalking her was prescribed schizophrenia medication after telling police she was the 'Prophet of Stamford', itemerged today.

Miriam Carey, 34, was taken for a mental health evaluation after an encounter with Connecticut police almost a yearago, in which she claimed to be a prophet and said the President was going to place the city of Stamford underlockdown, according to CBS.

She also believed he had beenelectronically monitoring her Connecticut home in order to broadcast her life ontelevision like in the movie The Truman Show.

Authorities did not alert the Secret Service about the mother-of-one as they had no evidence she had ever madeany kind of threat against Obama.

ABC New s reports that cops had twice in 2012 been called by Miriam Carey's boyfriend, who reported the womanwas delusional, acting irrationally and putting her infant daughter in danger.

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Snapped: Author ities said the single-mother and dental hygienist had a 'histor y of mentalillness' but did not elaborate


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Miriam Carey is pictur ed at t he Connecticut periodontist office where she worked. Herbosses described her as having 'a delightful bedside manner'


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Surrounded: Police officers surround the car with their weapons drawn after the femaledriver r ammed a barricade close to t he White House on Thursday

Luxury Car: Police swarm around the Nissan Infiniti car on gr ass near t he U.S. CapitolOctober 3, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC


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Rescued: This is litt le Erica, the one-year-old daughter of Miriam Carey who was

miraculously rescued safely from her mother's bullet-riddled car

US CAPITOL SHOOTING: Moment police draw guns on driver

Last night her mother revealed the 34-year-old has suffered from postpartum depression since giving birth to her

daughter Erica last year.These revelations are the first clues as to what led a seemingly happy dental hygienist to snap and drive her Infinitiluxury sedan 270 miles from her home in suburban Stamford to Washington, DC - where her rampage put thenation's capital on lock-down Thursday.

Carey's 18-month-old daughter Erica - who was in the back seat - was not injured, despite the Secret Service andU.S. Capitol police f iring up to 15 shots into her car.

Little Erica was rescued from the bullet-riddled car after her mother was shot dead. She is currently in the custody ofchild services workers.


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Pictured: A neighbor has confirmed to MailOnline that t his is Miriam Carey, the womanwho is believed to have been shot dead by Capitol Police

It also emerged today that Carey's friends said she was upbeat and 'normal' until she fell down some stairs and hither head in April 2012.

When Carey was receiving treatment for the injury in the hospital, she learned that she was pregnant.

She received a handicapped parking permit because of the injury, but doctors from the medical suite where sheworked complained that she was tying up parking in front of the building, according to CBS.

The resulting dispute from this ended with her losing her job.

It emerged today that Carey had been sued by her condominium association for failure to pay fees.

The complaint f iled in November by the association for the Stamford building said Miriam Carey had failed to payher fees in full since August 2010 and owed the association $1,759 in addition to collection costs.

The lawsuit was settled in February.

The lawsuit by the Woodside Green Association indicates Carey took out a mortgage on her Stamford condo in theamount of $237,616 in September 2009.

Idella Carey toldABC New s that her daughter Miriam 'had postpartum depression after having the baby' in August2012.

'A few months later, she got sick. She was depressed.... She was hospitalized,' Mrs Carey added.

She thought Carey was taking Erica to a doctor's appointment in Connecticut.The 34-year-old has five sisters, one of whom is an NYPD officer.

Another, Amy Carey - who is a nurse in Brooklyn - expressed disbelief when told about what happened to her sisterby a Washington Post reporter.

'That's impossible. She works, she holds a job. She wouldn't be in D.C. She was just in Connecticut two days ago,'she said. 'I spoke to her...I don't know what's happening. I can't answer anymore.'

Dentist Barry Weiss told NBC Connecticut that Carey was working for him in January 2012 when she suffered a falland missed two-to-three weeks of work.

When she returned she was pregnant but he later fired her in August 2012 after patients complained that she was

too rough.

She was not married to the father but 'seemed happy' about the pregnancy, the former boss said.

Authorities said the single-mother had a 'history of mental illness' but did not elaborate.


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Neighbor Erin Jackson told ABC she believed Carey lived in the Stamford home with the baby and the girl's father.

Asked if she believed Carey suffered from a mental illness, Jackson said 'absolutely' and revealed she had her tiresslashed in an incident last year in Connecticut.

Police, including FBI and bomb disposal units, surrounded a home in Stamford on Thursday evening that authoritiessay is linked to the investigation, but won't give specifics.

Police there said they were awaiting a search warrant from Washington, though 50 people from the apartmentbuilding already were being evacuated for the night.

Investigation: A federal agent r emoves evidence from the apartment complex where

Miriam Carey is believed to have lived in Stamford, Connecticut, this morn ing

Forces: Members of the FBI suit up outside t he residence of Miriam Carey yesterdayshor tly after she tr ied to ram the gates of the White House with her baby daughter Erica

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Stamford: Hazardous materials personal prepare to enter t he apartment complex where

Miriam Carey is believed to have lived in the early hours of this morning after a neighborsaid the dental hygienist 'absolutely' was crazy

Aftermath: Capitol Hill police off icers look at a car following a shoot ing on Capitol Hill inWashington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. A police officer was report ed injured after gunshots

at the U.S. Capitol


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Impact: A veteran Capitol Police officer smashed his squad car int o a barrier whilerushing t o the scene of the incident. He was not severely injured

Run For Cover: Seen from the US Capitol, tour ists flee as Capitol Police are seen outsideof the Senate side of the Capitol Building on October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC


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High alert: A man runs for cover as a police officer takes a shooting position on Capitol

Hill in Washington, DC today

Events Unfolded just after 2 p.m. today in Washington D.C. when the vehicle driven by anunidentified woman crashed into securit y gates at the White House sparking a furious

chase that ended at the Capitol

US CAPITOL SHOOTING: Police car's high-speed crash following...


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BRAVE CAPITOL POLICE RISKED THEIR LIVES FOR FREE BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT

SHUTDOWN

When Congress reconvened after the lock-down Thursday afternoon, the Capitol Police officers who stoppedMiriam Carey got a standing ovation - but not much else.

The 1,800 officers who protect the nation's capital are currently working for free thanks to the government shutdown.

The off icers are considered essential staff - so they are turning up for work, but won't get paid for their service untilthe impasse ends and Congress agrees to fund the government.

Congressmen tweeted about hiding in coat rooms and ducking behind cars during the harrowing moments beforeCarey was killed within sight of the Capitol Building.

Meanwhile, the officers who risked their lives haven't been paid since Tuesday, thanks to Congress' in-fighting overwhether to pass a Continuing Resolution to fund day-to-day operations.

Carey's former boss of eight years, Dr Steven Oken, said in the eight years he knew Miriam she was 'always happy'- and not interested in politics. Neighbors told the New York Daily News she was 'a nice young lady, stable'.

'I would never in a million years believe that she would do something like this,' he told ABC. 'It's the furthest thingfrom anything I would think she would do, especially with her child in the car. I am floored that it would be her.'

That portrait contrasts starkly with the woman who sent Congressmen diving for coatrooms in the Capitol Buildingand tourists fleeing in terror after she tried to force her way into an entrance to the White House about 2pm onTuesday.

Despite the sensitive location, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said: 'This appears to be an isolated incident.There isno nexus to terrorism.'

Witnesses say Carey plowed through a temporary barrier and hit a Secret Service agent who was trying to wave heroff - sending him flying onto the hood of her car.

The Secret Service opened fire on her car as she turned and fled.

Police pursued her through the streets of Capitol Hill during a frantic chase that hit speeds up to 80pmh.

Video footage shows the Capitol Police off icers - who have not been paid since Tuesday because of thegovernment shutdown - surrounded Casey's car - guns drawn. At one point an officer even sticks his weapon insideher open passenger-side window.


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Carey is reportedly a 32-year-old dental hygienist who lived in Stamford, Connecticut

A police bomb squad parked outside the apartment of Miriam Carey in Stamford,


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Connecticu t. Officers sent a robot in to inspect it before searching the premises

Author ities put on ful l HazMat gear t o enter Carey's apart ment in Stamford

A full bomb squad responded to the apartment. It is no t clear what invest igator s foundinside and what made them believe the site was contaminated

US CAPITOL SHOOTING: Bomb squad and FBI at home of suspect


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But even being blocked in by cops didn't stop her, she wheels the car around, hitting a police cruiser and nearlystriking several off icers, and flees.

Officers can be heard shooting at her car as it drives off.

Moments later, Carey was shot and killed - within sight of the Capitol Building, and just behind the U.S. SupremeCourt.

She was not armed.

The Secret Service agent she hit sustained minor injuries.

A veteran Capitol Police officer who was rushing to the scene smashed into an emergency barrier in his squad carand had to be airlifted to the hospital. His injuries were not major, Chief Dine said.

Carey grew up in Brooklyn, New York. A neighbor of her sister, Amy Carey, told MailOnline the two sisters don't getalong.

'They just don't see eye-to-eye,' Ruth Macon said.

A website for the dental practice said that Carey brought 'a delightful bedside manner,' as well as a degree isnutrition to help patients.


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Consoled: Police gather near t he scene on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3,2013, after gunshots were heard. Police say t he U.S. Capitol has been put on a security

lockdown

Both Secret Service agents and Capitol police officers opened fire on the car in at least two locations near theWhite House and Capitol Hill.

President Obama, who was taking part in an engagement in Maryland, was briefed on the incident.

Matthew Coursen was on his way to a legislative office building when the car sped by him.

He said: 'The car was trying to get away. But it was going over the median and over the curb.

'The car got boxed in and that's when I saw an officer of some kind draw his weapon and fire shots into the car.'

Mr Coursen said: 'I thought to myself, ''The car is getting blocked in. The car is going to surrender,'" he said.

'Now the cop has his weapon out. The car kept trying to get away. Then he fired shots.'


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Fleeing: People run for cover as police converge to t he site of a shooting October 3, 2013on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US Capitol was placed on security lockdown

Thursday after shots were fired outside the complex


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No Chances: Members of t he U.S. Secret Service counter assult team patrols thegrounds of t he White House October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Eye-witness Frank Schwing, who lives in DC, told reporters that when the vehicle approached the area of the Capitolbuilding, several squad cars stopped it and officers 'came out with their guns drawn'.

The armed officers tried to open the passenger side door, he said.

Mr Schwing continued: 'At that point, the driver slammed into reverse, slammed into a cruiser, did a 180 (degree

turn), took off, and at that point, there were a half dozen or so shots fired.'During the lock down, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo) told MSNBC: 'Weve locked the doors. We closed the windowshades. And we are awaiting further instructions.

'Were more or less cut off here. Were watching TV and just trying to figure out what happened.'


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A damaged US Capitol pol ice car is seen following a car chase and reported shoot ingincident, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA, 03 October 2013

Fighting Force: An armed unit makes it's way to the U.S. Capitol following a shooting inWashington October 3, 2013. The Capitol was in lockdown on Thursday

Armed Agents: Federal Bureau of Investigat ion (FBI) agents patr ol the area aftergunshots were fired outside t he U.S. Capitol building in Washington, October 3, 2013


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Protect: A U.S. Capitol po lice officer lies on the steps of the Senate with a gun drawn inresponse to a report o f shots fired Thursday, Oct. 3, 2012


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Emergency personal help an injured person after a shoot ing on Capitol Hill inWashington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Police say the U.S. Capitol has been put on a

security lockdown amid reports of possible shots fired outside the building

US CAPITOL SHOOTING: Injured officer air lifted from scene


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Armed for A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard fo llowing a shoot ing near the U.S.Capitol in Washington, October 3, 2013. The Capitol was in lockdown on Thursday

Terror : People take cover as gun shots are heard at t he Capitol in Washington, DC, onOctober 3, 2013. The US Capitol was placed on security lockdown


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Response: Police react on Capitol Hill October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC, after shotsfired were repor ted near 2nd Street NW and Constitut ion Avenue on Capitol Hill

Ready: Secret Service agents in uniform lock down the North Lawn and entrances to theWhite House, after reports of a shooting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 3,

2013


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All Precaut ions Taken: A member of the US Secret Service looks out toward Lafayett ePark from the roof of the White House in Washington, DC, October 3, 2013, following

reports of a shooting at t he US Capitol

Lockdown: A member of t he Capitol Police dons a pro tective vest in the basement of theUS Capitol following r eports of a shooting on October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC


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Rush: Police run at the corner of Constitution and First Street next to a wrecked policecar after shots fired were reported near 2nd Street NW and Constit ution Avenue on

Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

Read more:

Police suspect dental hygienist Miriam Carey was behind the wheel of Capitol chaseWoman in DC chase may have thought Obama was stalking her, sources sayABC News: Miriam Carey, Capitol Suspect, Suffered Post-Partum DepressionNew York Daily News: U.S. Capitol shooting: Brooklyn neighbor says Connecticut woman shot dead outside Capitol 'seemed like anice young lady, stable'Attempt to Ram White House Gate Ends With Conn. Woman DeadWoman shot and killed by Capitol police after chaotic chase from White HouseAttempt to Ram White House Gate Ends With Female Suspect DeadWoman Killed as Shots Are Fired Near U.S. Capitol

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Madeleine Turnbull, london, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago

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Ironic all the references to gunshots being fired. They were fired by police, not anyone threatening the White House or Capitol. Despitethere being no enemy, two police have been injured, one driving into a concrete block (!), the other possibly shot. This reminds me of theSAS assault on a collection of wax dummies in the 1986 movie Whoops Apocalypse - "we lost 11 men, but the dummies lost 28". Such gungho stupidity and trigger-happy recklessness should not happen in the real world.

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Craig Fellows, Las Vegas, United States, 9 hours ago

If Obama had a wife she'd be just like her. Oh........ Wait ....... He does.

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Craig Fellows, Las Vegas, United States, 9 hours ago

If Obama had a wife, she'd be just like her. Oh..... Wait..... He does have one just like her.

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The Green Eye, W.A., Australia, 9 hours ago

As a schizophrenic, Had America a decent public health system would this woman have been out on the streets to be shot ??? In such arich country health should be for everyone not just for those with money.

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SueZ2, USA, 9 hours ago

Meh, U.S media no longer interested in this story since it wasn't a white tea-party guy with an AR-15 waving a Gadsen flag, driving a carwith a Palin bumper sticker and listening to Limbaugh on the radio. Nothing to see here move along.

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najalubar, London, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

FBI Budget $8 Billions, CIA Budget $15 Billions (and don't know how many more agencies), and what they are doing (Killing unarmedMother with 15 bullets) . Well spend the money... stop... this time they done it free :-) Oh yeh... Folks, We've got her...

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LORNAO, LONDON, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Is it me, or are the media downplaying this altogether here in the UK as there has been a monumental... Be interested to hear from USsubscribers as to how the story some 30 hours later is being handled at their end:)

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The Green Eye, W.A., Australia, 9 hours ago

Having worked in the US and having many American friends the feeling is one of being ashamed. It's quite clear that the reason the womanran from the first incident was that 5 police officers were pointing semiautomatic firearms at her. Enough to spook anyone let alone


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someone with mental problems. 15 shots to kill an unarmed woman PFttttttttttt.

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shoegirl78, manchester, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Her poor daughter in the car mustve been an absolute wreck all the bullets fired at the car its a miracle shes still alive

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AZWarrior, Phoenix, United States, 10 hours ago

She was gunned down by manic cops who have been militarized by the Bush and Obama administrations. This "SWAT attitude" isbecoming more and more common as we descend into a Police State. I wonder what al-Quieda thinks now that we are doing to ourselveswhat they could only dream of doing.

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royalcourtier, Auckland, 9 hours ago

Descend into a police state? I don't think so. The US has been a military state for years. No one talks of the military-industrial complexthese days, could that be because the complex is now running the Government?

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