A woman who multiple law enforcement sources identified as the driver who ran her car into a White House barrier Thursday and died after a subsequent car chase and police shooting around the U.S. Capitol was taken for a mental-health evaluation after an encounter with police in Connecticut nearly a year ago, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports.
Law enforcement sources confirmed to Orr Friday that Miriam Carey, 34, a licensed dental hygienist of Stamford, Conn., told police in December that she was a prophet, that President Obama would place the city of Stamford under a "lockdown" and that he had her and her residence under electronic surveillance.
The encounter led to Carey being taken for a mental-health evaluation, Orr reports. She was not arrested or charged with a crime. It was not clear what kind of treatment was prescribed after her evaluation.
The police didn't notify the U.S. Secret Service of its encounter with Carey, and no evidence has emerged that Carey ever made any kind of threat against the president, Orr reports. Her name was not in the Secret Service's system before Thursday's chase that ended when police shot and killed her.
Relatives and friends have suggested she may have been battling some form of depression, but investigators Friday still didn't know what triggered the frightening car chase and shooting that played out between the White House and the Capitol with Carey's 1-year-old daughter in the back seat. . . continue reading>>
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Law enforcement sources confirmed to Orr Friday that Miriam Carey, 34, a licensed dental hygienist of Stamford, Conn., told police in December that she was a prophet, that President Obama would place the city of Stamford under a "lockdown" and that he had her and her residence under electronic surveillance.
The encounter led to Carey being taken for a mental-health evaluation, Orr reports. She was not arrested or charged with a crime. It was not clear what kind of treatment was prescribed after her evaluation.
The police didn't notify the U.S. Secret Service of its encounter with Carey, and no evidence has emerged that Carey ever made any kind of threat against the president, Orr reports. Her name was not in the Secret Service's system before Thursday's chase that ended when police shot and killed her.
Relatives and friends have suggested she may have been battling some form of depression, but investigators Friday still didn't know what triggered the frightening car chase and shooting that played out between the White House and the Capitol with Carey's 1-year-old daughter in the back seat. . . continue reading>>
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