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3-year-old dies in what police say was random assault in Ohio grocery store parking lot

Police in Ohio say a 3-year-old boy stabbed by a woman in a grocery store parking lot has died in what they believe was a random attack.

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy stabbed by a woman in an Ohio grocery store parking lot has died in what investigators believe was a random attack, police said.

The boy and his mother were returning to their vehicle after shopping at the Giant Eagle grocery store Monday when a woman rushed toward them with a knife, stabbing them both, police said. The boy later died in hospital.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested at the scene in North Olmsted, a Cleveland suburb, police said.

The county medical examiner identified the boy as 3-year-old Julian Wood. Police have not released his mother's identity or condition.

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