Overview
- Erin Piacenti, 32, was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31, and was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital after a 68‑year‑old man was also injured in the attack.
- Police say the assailant, Pamela Cisneros, 49, was confronted by officers, stunned with Tasers that did not stop her, was shot by police and later died at the hospital.
- The NYPD’s Force Investigation Division and the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation have opened reviews and investigators are examining body‑worn camera footage and other evidence.
- Piacenti had just returned to work from maternity leave, worked as a vice president at Bank of America after earlier work at Davis Polk, and is survived by her husband and five‑month‑old daughter.
- Authorities say Cisneros had prior mental‑health contacts from 2018–2019 but no criminal record, a fact that has focused attention on mental‑health care, street safety and how police handle armed, unstable people as officials complete their probes.