Woman who OPD says stabbed boy found “not responsible by reason of insanity”

  • The woman police say stabbed boy at Walmart was found “not responsible by reason of insanity” in 2025
  • Court records show Noemi Guzman was facing four charges from 2024 attacks on her family in South Omaha and a church in Little Italy
  • Court ordered mental health evaluations for Guzman

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Noemi Guzman – the woman who police say stabbed a 3-year-old boy at a Central Omaha Walmart on Tuesday – was found “not responsible by reason of insanity” in February 2025 after two attacks and allowed to remain in the community while receiving outpatient mental health treatment in Douglas County.

Guzman faced four charges stemming from two attacks that happened on the same Sunday morning – March 3, 2024. Police said she tried to light her father and stepmother on fire in their South Omaha home before breaking into the rectory at Saint Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Little Italy…

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