Fatal Stabbing of 3-Year-Old Outside Ohio Supermarket Took Just Seconds, Police Say

Published on June 6, 2024

A woman who fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy sitting in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket attacked him and his mother in less than five seconds before walking away, police said. Police said witnesses had no time to stop the stabbing that investigators believe was random. Officers arrested 32-year-old Bionca Ellis, of Cleveland, while she was walking from the parking lot with a kitchen knife in her hand on Monday, police said. A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted Ms. Ellis on multiple charges Wednesday, including aggravated murder and attempted murder. She earlier was being held on a $1 million bond. Police dashcam and body camera video show a bystander pointing police toward Ms. Ellis after the stabbing. Officers ordered her to the ground and handcuffed her without any resistance, the knife laying by her side....