Trending Now - Police Shoot Woman Following Child Slashing Incident at Walmart
WHO:
ABC7 Los Angeles - The woman involved in the incident was identified as Noemi Guzman, 31 years old.
ABC News - A woman was involved in the incident.
US Magazine - The woman was described as a suspect by Deputy Chief Scott Gray.
WHAT:
ABC7 Los Angeles - The boy was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Guzman was shot after refusing to drop the knife and then cutting the boy.
ABC News - The woman was armed with a kitchen knife and was fatally shot by police officers.
US Magazine - The woman allegedly kidnapped a 3-year-old boy and slashed him across the face.
WHERE:
ABC News - The incident occurred outside a Walmart store in Nebraska.
US Magazine - The specific location mentioned is Omaha, Nebraska.
WHEN:
ABC7 Los Angeles - The incident unfolded on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, shortly before 9:15 a.m.
ABC News - The shooting incident took place on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026.
WHY:
US Magazine - The woman allegedly approached a female shopper and the young boy, leading to the incident.
HOW:
ABC7 Los Angeles - Store surveillance footage showed Guzman shoplifting a "large kitchen knife" from inside the store before the incident occurred.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Police reported that Guzman made multiple threats with the knife and refused to comply with officers' verbal commands to drop the weapon.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Store surveillance footage showed Guzman shoplifting the knife from inside the store before the incident occurred.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Police reported that Guzman forced the guardian to walk ahead of the cart while the boy remained inside, directing them through the store and into the parking lot.
ABC News - Police officers responded to the situation and fatally shot the woman after the slashing incident.
(UPDATED April 16, 2026 17:23 UTC)
Police reported that Guzman was seen on store surveillance footage shoplifting a large kitchen knife before the incident unfolded. Afterward, he made multiple threats with the knife and refused to comply with officers' verbal commands to drop the weapon. This confrontation led to a significant response from law enforcement.
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(UPDATED April 16, 2026 11:26 UTC)
The woman involved in the incident on Tuesday, has been identified as 31-year-old Noemi Guzman, who was shot after she refused to drop a knife and cut a boy, who was subsequently taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Surveillance footage revealed that Guzman had shoplifted the knife from inside the store, and police reported that she forced the boy's guardian to walk ahead of the shopping cart while the boy remained inside. The incident unfolded shortly before 9:15 a.m. in the store's parking lot.
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(UPDATED April 16, 2026 04:07 UTC)
A woman was fatally shot by police officers outside a Walmart store in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, after she allegedly kidnapped a three-year-old boy and slashed him across the face. Deputy Chief Scott Gray described the woman as a suspect in the incident, which began when she approached a female shopper and the young boy. The woman was armed with a kitchen knife when police responded to the situation.