The woman , Jameela Barnette , was killed as she tried to attack an officer , police said . CNN 's Ashley Corum , Carol Cratty , Sara Pratley , and Melissa Gray contributed to this report . She had been charged with sending threatening letters to state lawmakers . Both packages contained threatening letters and one contained a hoax letter . State Rep. Peter Miller and New York State Sen. Greg Ball received the packages .
The woman , Jameela Barnette , was killed as she tried to attack an officer , police said . She had been charged with sending threatening letters to state lawmakers . Both packages contained threatening letters and one contained a hoax letter . State Rep. Peter Miller and New York State Sen. Greg Ball received the packages .