The heartbroken sisters of the Connecticut mother killed by Capitol cops after a wild car chase through Washington said Friday she was a troubled soul — not a “terrorist.”
Miriam Carey had her 19-month-old daughter, Erica, in the car when police shot her and didn’t deserve to die.
“Deadly force was not necessary,” said the grieving sister, a retired NYPD transit police sergeant. “They could have rammed the car or disabled the car.”
“There had to be something else they could have done,” chimed in Amy Carey, a registered nurse. “She didn’t have to die. To know a child was in the car, too, why did they shoot?”
Family lawyer Eric Sanders said, “A mother is dead and whether the police actions were appropriate must still be determined”.
“My sister was a beautiful person,” Valarie Carey said. “She had aspirations to be a dentist. She was a loving mother with a lot to live for. I don’t want my sister demonized.”
Family friend Dennis Jones also questioned whether police used appropriate protocol when they took action that left a child “motherless.” “These are supposed to be the best-trained officers in the country,” Jones said. “Twice, the vehicle had officers surrounding it. Whether they saw there was a child in the back of the car is what we want to know.”
Authorities have not said whether they were aware of the child’s presence in her mom’s leased black Infiniti.
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