Are Capitol Police Justifying the Murder of Miriam Carey?

Yesterday we reported on the autopsy results of the mother who was shot dead on Capitol Hill last year. 34 year old dental hygienist Miriam Carey had driven off after being chased by police on Capitol Hill. As she stopped the car and managed to exit it, she was shot 5 times including once — straight to the back of the head. Police later said that mental health paperwork was found at the home of Miriam Carey after the Capitol chase.

Law enforcement officials also claimed that 34 year old Miriam Carey ‘may have thought President Obama was stalking her.’

Carey’s family say this is an attempt to smear her character after what they claim was ‘their’ bungled shooting on Capitol Hill.

What is alarming is that Carey was not armed, and had a baby in the back of the car, and clearly had attempted to exit the car. But police claim Carey, had been diagnosed with postpartum depression and psychosis, and now say she had called officers to her apartment PRIOR to the Washington incident. They say she told them that President Barack Obama had communicated with her, and had set up cameras to record her life for national news outlets.

The question that arises here — is are the police expounding this information to justify their shooting of an innocent woman in the head?

The attorney for Carey’s family – Eric Sanders – said on his law firm’s website that the autopsy found Miriam Carey was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He also said it was evident that it was not known whether she presented an immediate danger.

The report from Sanders said the ” Carey family is understandably upset.” Calls to Sanders’ office and to the U.S. Capitol Police have not immediately been returned.