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Stabbing victim Erin Piacenti was new mom back from maternity leave
NBC New York • • nation
Key Points:
- Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old new mother and Bank of America vice president, was fatally stabbed in Times Square shortly after returning to work from maternity leave, in an unprovoked attack by Pamela Cisneros.
- Cisneros also stabbed a 68-year-old man earlier nearby; he was hospitalized and expected to survive, with the two attacks believed to be unrelated and not linked to terrorism.
- After the stabbings, Cisneros engaged in a standoff with police, refusing to drop her knives despite stun gun use, leading officers to fatally shoot her.
- A crowdfunding campaign was launched by Piacenti's family to support her 5-month-old daughter, highlighting her life as devoted and accomplished rather than defined by her tragic death.
- The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation is reviewing the police shooting as part of standard protocol for law enforcement-related deaths.
