Officer-Involved Shooting Ends Knife-Wielding Kidnapping Attempt at Omaha Walmart

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A woman outside an Omaha Walmart fatally threatened a 3-year-old with a knife during an alleged kidnapping attempt. Police ordered her to drop the weapon and fired after she swiped at the child; the suspect died at the scene, the child was hospitalized with a facial wound but expected to recover, and no officers were injured. The suspect’s identity was not released, and officials cited possible shoplifting of the knife.
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