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Victim in Times Square stabbing identified as Bank of America employee Erin Piacenti
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America employee from New Jersey, died after being stabbed in Times Square by Pamela Cisneros, 49, who also attacked a 68-year-old man.
- Police officers shot and killed Cisneros after she refused to drop two knives and threatened to kill the officers, despite taser attempts.
- The 68-year-old man stabbed remains stable in the hospital and had no prior connection to Cisneros; the attack appeared random.
- Cisneros had a documented mental health history with the NYPD but no previous arrests, according to police sources.
- The incident has unsettled locals and tourists in Times Square, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that police body camera footage of the shooting will be released later.
