Muslim woman who sent hate mail to senator shot dead

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From MailOnline

A woman who was facing federal charges of sending a fake Weapons of Mass Destruction to a New York politician was killed by police officer after attacking him at her apartment in Marietta, Georgia.

In April, Jameela Barnette, 53, mailed a vial of perfume, a hateful letter and a stuffed monkey with a star of David on it to New York state Sen Greg Ball, because she believed he was biased against her Islamic faith.

She also sent a bloody pig’s foot and an anti-Semitic letter to Rep Peter King because he was hosting Congressional hearings about ‘radicalization’ in the American Muslim community.

On Saturday, police were called to Barnette’s apartment by a panic alarm. When an officer arrived, police say, Barnette attacked him with a knife and a handgun.
The officer defended himself and shot Barnette, killing her.

The unidentified officer was treated for injuries to his arm .
Barnette told the New York Post in April that she thought the letters to the politicians were self-explanatory.
Last month, the FBI arrested her on charges of sending a hoax weapon of mass destruction for her letter to Sen Ball.

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