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Sister of Black woman killed by US Capitol police angered by response to white rioters | CNN

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Sister of Black woman killed by US Capitol police angered by response to white rioters | CNN

 

—  NICQUEL TERRY ELLIS, CNN

(CNN)Watching rioters storm the US Capitol reopened old wounds for Valarie Carey.

Carey’s younger sister, Miriam Carey, was fatally shot by Capitol police and US Secret Service officers more than seven years ago after leading officers on a high-speed chase near the White House.

Carey said the restraint shown by Capitol police on Wednesday was a stark contrast to how the same police agency treated her sister, a 34-year-old dental hygienist.

 

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