Overview
- Officers in Omaha fatally shot a woman Tuesday outside the Walmart at 72nd and Pine after she cut a 3-year-old with a knife.
- Police said the woman confronted the child’s caretaker inside, took the boy, and ordered the caretaker to walk ahead toward the parking lot.
- Responding officers arrived around 9:20 a.m., gave commands, saw the suspect swipe at the child, then fired, killing her at the scene.
- Police said the child is expected to survive, no officers were injured, and the suspect’s identity and motive remain under investigation.
- Authorities asked people to avoid 72nd Street between Pacific and Mercy as forensics gathered videos and witness accounts, and Walmart condemned the violence and said it is cooperating.