Woman Killed In Officer-involved Shooting At Omaha Walmart During Alleged Kidnapping Attempt

A female was killed successful an officer-involved shooting Tuesday greeting astatine an Omaha Walmart aft constabulary said she trim a 3-year-old kid pinch a weapon during an alleged kidnapping attempt.

The kid was taken to nan infirmary pinch a ample trim crossed his look and is expected to recover, Omaha Deputy Police Chief Scott Gray said astatine a news conference.

Officers were called to nan shop connected 72nd and Pine Street astir 9:13 a.m. section clip Gray said a personification had called 911, and a female asked for police.

"Another sound could beryllium heard successful nan background, saying, 'Stop. Keep walking,'" he said.

When officers arrived astir 9:20 a.m., they encountered a female extracurricular nan Walmart "holding a weapon to a 3-year-old kid that was successful a shopping cart," Gray said.

"The officers gave nan fishy commands," he said. "There is video that shows nan suspects swiping nan weapon astatine nan child, cutting him crossed nan face. Officers astatine that time, astatine slightest 1 officer, fired their weapon, and nan fishy is deceased astatine this scene."

The suspect's personality was not released. No officers were injured, nan Omaha Police Department said successful a post connected X.

Gray said that nan kid was pinch a "caretaker" wrong nan shop erstwhile nan female approached them and pulled retired a ample knife. He said nan female "took possession of nan child, fundamentally kidnapping nan child" and gave nan caretaker commands to locomotion retired of nan store.

The female followed and kept a weapon to nan child, Gray said. Outside of nan store, nan female and nan caretaker had a verbal "back and forth" until constabulary arrived.

Gray said it appears that nan female whitethorn person shoplifted nan weapon from Walmart, and location is nary denotation that she knew nan kid aliases caretaker. It’s unclear why nan female approached them, he said.

A spokesperson for Walmart said "violence for illustration this is unacceptable," and they are moving pinch police.