Trending Now - Omaha Police Fatally Shoot Woman in Walmart Kidnapping Incident
WHO:
ABC News - The suspect was identified as Noemi Guzman, 31.
ABC News - The suspect was identified as Guzman.
CBS News - The suspect has not been immediately identified.
NBC News - A woman was involved in an officer-involved shooting.
Fox News - Omaha police officers were involved in the shooting.
WHAT:
ABC News - The suspect, Noemi Guzman, was shot after refusing to drop the knife and then cutting the boy.
ABC News - The police received 911 calls about a woman armed with a "large kitchen knife" shortly before 9:15 a.m. on April 12th, 2026.
ABC News - The child suffered a "rather large laceration" across the left side of his face and to one of his hands.
ABC News - The police shooting will be investigated by Omaha police with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
ABC News - The Walmart was largely empty as police continued their investigation, according to Deputy Chief Scott Gray.
ABC News - Guzman was shot after refusing to drop the knife and then cutting the boy.
ABC News - The police received 911 calls about a woman armed with a "large kitchen knife" shortly before 9:15 a.m. on April 12th, 2026.
ABC News - The boy was taken to the hospital for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
ABC News - Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer stated, "The responding officers acted with professionalism and direct action to intervene and save a child's life."
NY Post - Harrowing images from body camera footage captured Guzman holding a large knife up near the 3-year-old boy's face as a cop drew their gun.
IJR - Investigators say surveillance footage shows Guzman confronting the child’s guardian in an aisle while holding the knife.
ABC News - The child suffered a "rather large laceration" across the left side of his face and to one of his hands.
NBC News - Body-worn camera images show the woman raising a knife over the young boy sitting in a shopping cart as the officer aims a gun at her.
ABC News - The suspect displayed a large knife she had shoplifted from the store and instructed the child's caretaker to walk in front of her.
ABC News - The suspect and the caretaker had "some verbal back and forth" for several minutes before police arrived.
ABC News - The slashing of the child was captured on video.
CBS News - Body-worn camera images show the woman raising a knife over the young boy sitting in a shopping cart as the officer aims a gun at her.
ABC News - The woman slashed the child across the face with a knife before being shot by police.
ABC News - The child suffered a large laceration across the left side of his face and to a hand but is expected to survive.
ABC News - The suspect had shoplifted a large knife from the store before the incident.
ABC News - Deputy Chief Scott Gray stated that the suspect took possession of the child at knifepoint and instructed the child's caretaker to walk in front of her.
ABC News - The police shooting will be investigated by Omaha police with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
Newsweek - The child was taken to the hospital with injuries, and no officers were hurt during the incident.
NBC News - The woman was killed during an officer-involved shooting.
NBC News - The incident occurred after the woman allegedly cut a 3-year-old child with a knife.
Fox News - The woman was shot and killed by police after the alleged kidnapping attempt.
WHERE:
ABC News - The incident occurred at a Walmart on 72nd Street in Omaha, Nebraska.
NBC News - The incident took place at a Walmart in Omaha, Nebraska.
Fox News - The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Walmart.
WHEN:
ABC News - The incident unfolded on April 12th, 2026, shortly before 9:15 a.m.
CBS News - The police shooting occurred on April 12th, 2026.
NBC News - The shooting occurred on Tuesday morning, April 12th, 2026.
WHY:
ABC News - Deputy Chief Scott Gray stated that the relationship between the boy and his caretaker wasn't clear.
ABC News - It is unclear what provoked the suspect, and the two women did not know each other.
NBC News - The woman was allegedly attempting to kidnap a child, which led to the police response.
HOW:
ABC News - The actions inside the store wouldn't necessarily have drawn attention from other shoppers, as stated by Deputy Chief Scott Gray.
ABC News - Store surveillance footage showed Guzman shoplifting the knife from inside the store before the incident.
ABC News - The slashing of the child was captured on video.
Newsweek - The police shooting will be investigated by Omaha police with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
CBS News - The police gave the suspect commands before she began "swiping the knife at the child."
NBC News - The woman used a knife to cut the child during the alleged kidnapping attempt.
(UPDATED April 15, 2026 17:21 UTC)
on Sunday, police responded to 911 calls about a woman armed with a large kitchen knife at a Walmart, where the suspect, Noemi Guzman, was shot after she refused to drop the weapon and cut a young boy, leaving him with a significant laceration on his face and hand. The Omaha police, along with the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office, will investigate the shooting, while the Walmart remained mostly empty during the ongoing inquiry. Deputy Chief Scott Gray noted that the incident inside the store may not have attracted much attention from other shoppers.
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(UPDATED April 15, 2026 09:20 UTC)
on Sunday, shortly before 9:15 a.m., a woman named Noemi Guzman, 31, was shot by police at a Walmart on 72nd Street in Omaha, Nebraska, after she refused to drop a large kitchen knife and cut a boy. The boy was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, while Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmader praised the responding officers for their professionalism in intervening to save the child's life. Surveillance footage revealed that Guzman had shoplifted the knife from the store prior to the incident.
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(UPDATED April 15, 2026 07:22 UTC)
The suspect in a police shooting that occurred on Sunday is identified as Guzman. Harrowing body camera footage shows Guzman holding a large knife near a 3-year-old boy's face while a police officer drew their weapon, and investigators report that surveillance footage captured Guzman confronting the child's guardian in an aisle. Disturbingly, the slashing of the child was also recorded on video.
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(UPDATED April 15, 2026 05:41 UTC)
A young boy suffered a significant laceration to his face and hand after a disturbing incident involving a woman wielding a knife while he sat in a shopping cart. Body-worn camera footage captured the tense moment as an officer aimed a gun at the woman, whose relationship to the child remains unclear according to Deputy Chief Scott Gray. The police shooting is now under investigation by the Omaha police, with support from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
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(UPDATED April 15, 2026 04:01 UTC)
A suspect brandished a large knife she had stolen from a store and instructed a child's caretaker to walk in front of her, leading to a tense standoff that included several minutes of verbal exchanges before police arrived. Body-worn camera footage shows the woman raising the knife over the young boy sitting in a shopping cart while an officer aimed a gun at her, and the shocking slashing of the child was captured on video. Authorities are still investigating the incident, as it remains unclear what provoked the suspect, who did not know the caretaker.
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(UPDATED April 15, 2026 01:23 UTC)
A woman was shot by police after she slashed a child across the face with a knife, having previously shoplifted the weapon from a store. The child suffered a large laceration on the left side of his face and to a hand but is expected to survive. Authorities report that the suspect took the child at knifepoint and instructed the caretaker to walk in front of her, and the police shooting will be investigated by Omaha police with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office.
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(UPDATED April 14, 2026 23:16 UTC)
A child was taken to the hospital with injuries following an incident reported by Newsweek. Fortunately, no officers were hurt during the event. The situation is still developing, and more details are expected to emerge.
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(UPDATED April 14, 2026 21:19 UTC)
On Tuesday morning, on Sunday, a woman was shot and killed by police in the parking lot of a Walmart in Omaha, Nebraska, during an officer-involved shooting. The incident unfolded after the woman allegedly attempted to kidnap a 3-year-old child, using a knife to cut the child in the process. Omaha police officers responded to the situation, which ultimately led to the tragic outcome.