Woman fatally shot by officers after slashing boy in Walmart shopping cart: Police - 6abc Philadelphia

6abc Philadelphia
April 16, 2026
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A woman was fatally shot by officers after slashing a boy in a Walmart shopping cart.

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A woman was fatally shot by officers after she slashed a boy in a Walmart shopping cart, according to 6abc Philadelphia. Police responded to the incident where the woman attacked the child inside the store. The officers' intervention resulted in the woman's death. This event involved a violent assault on a child and a subsequent fatal police shooting.

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