Woman killed by police after slashing child in attempted kidnapping at Walmart

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWoman killed by police after slashing child in attempted kidnapping at WalmartThe child was being treated at a hospital for a large laceration across the left side of his faceVia AP news wire Wednesday 15 April 2026 00:44 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2957757To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/omaha-walmart-shooting-child-kidnapping-b2957777.html","title":"Woman killed by police after slashing child in attempted kidnapping at Walmart"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-30496","index":0}Body-worn camera images police released show the woman raising a knife over the young boy sitting in a shopping cart as the officer aims a gun at her (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday...