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Bank of America vice president killed in Manhattan stabbing
The Japan Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A knife-wielding suspect, Pamela Cisneros, fatally stabbed Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti and injured another man in Times Square on Monday before being shot and killed by police.
- Cisneros first attacked a 68-year-old tourist, stabbing him in the abdomen, then stabbed Piacenti about 20 seconds later near 42nd Street; both victims were hospitalized, with Piacenti later dying from her injuries.
- Police officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, but after Cisneros refused to drop her knives and advanced toward them, officers used Tasers unsuccessfully before fatally shooting her.
- Cisneros had no prior arrests but had two previous mental illness-related encounters with police; authorities do not believe the attack was terrorism-related.
- Bank of America expressed condolences, highlighting Piacenti as a valued employee, while the incident occurred amid a broader context of declining major crime but rising felony assaults in New York City.
