Woman killed by police after slashing child in attempted kidnapping at Walmart
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- Omaha police fatally shot a woman after she allegedly kidnapped and slashed a young boy with a knife outside a Walmart, according to authorities.
- The incident began inside the store when the suspect took possession of the child at knifepoint and forced a woman to walk ahead of the shopping cart.
- Police confronted the suspect after a 911 call; she reportedly cut the child across the face before officers opened fire, resulting in her death at the scene.
- The boy sustained a large laceration to his face and a hand injury but is expected to survive; the relationship between the child and his caretaker is unclear.
- Investigators are reviewing store video and consider the event isolated, noting that the suspect and the woman were not known to each other and the Walmart was largely empty during the incident.
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