Overview
- A woman armed with two knives stabbed two people in Times Square, killing 32‑year‑old Erin Piacenti and injuring a 68‑year‑old man who remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- Authorities identified the attacker as Pamela Cisneros of Queens and say officers confronted her about four minutes after the stabbings on Monday afternoon, with the assault and police response unfolding within roughly five minutes.
- Police say Tasers were deployed but failed to stop the suspect, after which two officers fired their service weapons and struck her; Cisneros and Piacenti were taken to Bellevue Hospital where both later died.
- Investigators recovered two knives at the scene, have found no evidence linking the attack to terrorism, and say the incident appears random and unprovoked.
- The NYPD Force Investigation Division will review the use of force and release body‑worn camera video as officials examine motive and the department’s prior mental‑health contacts with the suspect.