Overview
- The attacker, 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros of Queens, stabbed two people in Times Square on Monday, killing 32-year-old Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti and wounding a 68-year-old man who remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- Officers intercepted Cisneros near the NYPD Times Square substation and engaged her for about four minutes before Tasers failed to stop her and two officers fired their service weapons, fatally wounding her.
- Investigators recovered two knives at the scene and confirmed the confrontation was captured on police body-worn cameras that will be reviewed as part of the use-of-force probe.
- NYPD officials say the attack appeared random and unprovoked, investigators have found no sign of a terrorism link, and the suspect had prior mental-health contacts with police in 2018 and 2019 but no arrest history.
- City leaders and Bank of America have expressed condolences and officials say the review and release of footage could shape public questions about policing and safety in Midtown as the criminal probe continues.