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Police fatally shoot woman who stabbed two people in Times Square
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- New York City police fatally shot Pamela Cisneros, 49, after she stabbed two people in Times Square in what authorities described as random and unprovoked attacks.
- Cisneros, who had a history of mental health issues, stabbed a 68-year-old man and a woman before police confronted her and attempted to de-escalate the situation for about four minutes.
- Despite officers' efforts, including the use of stun guns, Cisneros refused to drop her knives and threatened to kill the officers, prompting two officers to fire their service weapons.
- Cisneros and the female stabbing victim died at Bellevue hospital, while the male victim remains in stable condition.
- Both NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended the officers' use of lethal force, noting that the shooting will undergo a standard investigation.
