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31-year-old Noemi Guzman was shot dead by police after attacking 3-year-old Cyler with a knife at a Walmart parking lot in Omaha, Nebraska. Now, the boy\u2019s father, Casey Hillman, has spoken out about his son\u2019s bravery during the horrifying attack, sharing the heartbreaking question he asked at the hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was on the morning of Tuesday, April 14, when officers from the Omaha Police Department responded to a Walmart parking lot in Omaha, Nebraska. On their Facebook page, the police department explained how a woman armed with a \u201clarge kitchen knife\u201d had taken a young child.<\/p>\n

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She was later identified as 31-year-old Noemi Guzman.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Guzman was making multiple threats with the knife. Officers gave multiple verbal commands for Ms. Guzman to drop the knife. She refused to drop the weapon and cut the boy,\u201d the police wrote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe two patrol officers fired their service weapons striking Ms. Guzman. The child\u2019s guardian, along with a bystander, immediately removed the child from the cart and rendered aid to him. Officers began lifesaving measures on Ms. Guzman; however, she was pronounced dead at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Store surveillance footage showed how Noemi Guzman had shoplifted the knife from inside the Walmart.<\/p>\n

3-year-old boy attacked with knife in parking lot asked heartbreaking question at hospital<\/h2>\n

She approached the child and its guardian in a shopping aisle, showing them the knife, and forced the person to \u201cwalk ahead of the cart while the child remained inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe responding officers acted with professionalism and direct action to intervene and save a child\u2019s life,\u201d Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe community can be reassured in knowing that Omaha police officers stand ready to act with courage and decisiveness in the most serious situations to protect the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 3-year-old boy, now identified as Cyler Hillman, was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. But while the little boy made it out alive, his father, Casey, has shared that the experience has been traumatic for Cyler. Speaking with KMTV, Casey revealed that as soon as the boy came to the hospital, he asked three heartbreaking questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis three main concerns were his dad, a band-aid, and to go home,\u201d Casey told KMTV, adding that he \u201cbroke down\u201d when he saw his son. \u201cIf [the knife] would have been any lower or he wouldn\u2019t have been looking out, we\u2019d be having a whole different conversation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Scared of leaving the house<\/h2>\n

As his son was prepared for surgery, it was the first time Cyler cried. The attack took an emotional toll on the 3-year-old. Casey shared that his son has always been fearless. But now he is terrified of leaving the house, calling it \u201cscary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the horrifying incident, Casey Hillman said his son was very brave.<\/p>\n

He cowboyed up\u201d, the father stated.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0page has been set up to help with Cyler\u2019s medical expenses and ongoing care, and the community rallied behind the boy. At the time of writing, more than $34,000 has been raised. The investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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